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2010-09-09 Science & Technology

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Posted by miscellaneous 2010-09-09 18:21|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Um....I wouldn't want one. See, the Russian one was notorious for trying to shove the gunner's arm into the breech with the tank round. The last line of one article I read about it was this. "Supposedly, this has been fixed."

Posted by Silentbrick 2010-09-09 18:45|| 2010-09-09 18:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Isn't automation one reason the navy stepped away from frigates? The maintenance expense was too high for the automation, not to mention how combat damage would affect performance.

Posted by miscellaneous 2010-09-09 18:57|| 2010-09-09 18:57|| Front Page Top

#3 The Navy is finding that there are crewing considerations w/r the LCS. The crews are getting 4-6 hours of sleep. The "other duties as assigned" such as guard duty, fueling, ect. are filling the off-duty time of the crew.

Sound familiar?

Posted by tipover 2010-09-09 19:49|| 2010-09-09 19:49|| Front Page Top

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