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2004-09-29 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Steve 2004-09-29 9:29:59 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It also means more time his gord will be exposed to sniper fire.

Posted by crazyhorse 2004-09-29 9:48:29 AM|| 2004-09-29 9:48:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Down the road, the manufacturer would like to take the cable-based system and switch it to wireless technology to allow the vehicle commander more freedom and to be able to operate the system outside of the vehicle.

Anyone else having Hammer's Slammers flashbacks?

Crazyhorse -- yes, a vehicle command who's "heads up" is more exposed to snipers and other fire. However, they can see much more and fight more effectively. Like everything else, there are tradeoffs, and the vehicle commander is the one who has to make the call.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-09-29 10:07:39 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-09-29 10:07:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 At some point in the near future, a large refrigeration vehicle and Jean Claude van Damme and Dolph Lundgren lookalikes wll be spotted on the streets of Baghdad.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-09-29 10:36:01 AM|| 2004-09-29 10:36:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Anyone else having Hammer's Slammers flashbacks?

Via, you ain't the only one, snake.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats 2004-09-29 7:25:08 PM|| [http://www.punictreachery.com/] 2004-09-29 7:25:08 PM|| Front Page Top

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