Re: [scifinoir2] Ground War on PBS

2010-05-21 Thread Martin Baxter
It was a carbine, Mr Worf. On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 7:26 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: They had to justify the $100 million it took to develop it and the high per unit ticket cost later on. For some reason Americans keep thinking of the most expensive and complex way to do the

Re: [scifinoir2] Ground War on PBS

2010-05-21 Thread Mr. Worf
When was the last time that anyone has heard the phrase cheap and reliable come out of a politician's mouth? On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 4:29 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: It was a carbine, Mr Worf. On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 7:26 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Ground War on PBS

2010-05-21 Thread Martin Baxter
There's a dirty joke in there somewhere... got it. On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 3:23 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: When was the last time that anyone has heard the phrase cheap and reliable come out of a politician's mouth? On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 4:29 AM, Martin Baxter

Re: [scifinoir2] Ground War on PBS

2010-05-20 Thread Martin Baxter
Oh, yeah, Mr Worf. For years, they've called the AK The Terrorist's Weapon of Choice', for exactly that reason. One would think that, instead of trying to make more technologically superior weapons, the US would aim for the simplicity of the Russian-made rifle. On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 12:55 AM,

Re: [scifinoir2] Ground War on PBS

2010-05-20 Thread Mr. Worf
They had to justify the $100 million it took to develop it and the high per unit ticket cost later on. For some reason Americans keep thinking of the most expensive and complex way to do the exact same job. Then they act surprised when something malfunctions on it. I like the weapon that the

[scifinoir2] Ground War on PBS

2010-05-19 Thread Mr. Worf
The show Ground War discusses the history of weapons and what are being currently used on the battlefield. An example was the segment on the AK47 as compared to the M16. The expert said that it was like comparing a pick up truck to a Lamborghini. A demonstration of the reliability of the AK47