and all there was in the area was one camel?
;-)

-Ben

>Actually, that was the opposite.  The army wanted it but it got too
>expensive.  Think a bunch of tanks firiing multiple times.  They are all
>linked by complex computer transactions.  The computer tells the tanks when
>to fire at what trajectory.  they fire for 20 seconds probably 3 times each.
>All of the shells from all of the tanks land on and around the target at
>exactly the same time.  Can you imagine 40 howitzer shells landing within a
>100 sql yard area at the same time?
>
>DRE
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ben Braver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 11:00 AM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: Re: Comanche Cancelled :(
>
>
>Yeah, the project probably kept alive all this time due to
>politics, even though it was NRFPT (not ready for prime time).
>Wasn't there a mobile artillery piece the Army didn't want,
>but the politicians kept alive almost forever?
>
>-Ben
>
>  _____
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