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Originally Posted by Grimmy KJ:
I think you'll find that in most militaries, the US not excepted, that tends to be the rule.
Folk love to grief the US military over its supposed over reliance on high tech gimcrackery but when it comes down to the nitty gritty, we still manage to fix the bayonet to the end of the rifle and get it done when required. |
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Originally Posted by KJ One does not eliminate the other.
You can be expert at "the art" and still have excalibur available for hitting those "ard to get to" places.
My greatest fear is that "the art" will take a backseat to technology.
"You should be able to do your job with what´s available."
If you got a superduper round at hand, fine.
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Hence my want of the 8 Inch Gun Crews having the Smart Round, leaving the 155 Crews with current issue Rounds.... and as a bonus having what we used to call "More Bang for the Buck".
With a mix of Smart Rounds and Dumb Rounds over time there will come less smart Crews, because of an over reliance on the Smart Rounds, because the Smart Round would involve less work.
The US Military phased out its 8 Inch Guns in the 90's, so it makes sense, in my opinion, to bring the 8 Inch back on line, with the new Round, and train the 8 Inch Gun Crews how to use it.
If one wished to work with such a Round, and is currently on a 155 or even a 105 Crew, well one could put in a transfer request to an 8 Inch Battery.
Anyone on a 155 Crew would have to learn it old school.