REDLEGS! Sound off! T.V. show for us to watch tonight.

[DarkPhenyx]

http://www.historychannel.com/global/listings/listings.jsp?NetwCode=THC

On History Channel: Modern Marvels, 10 - 11 PM

Cannons
Cannons have fired balls of iron and atomic bombs, changed the way wars are fought, and now come equipped with smart weapons. Beginning with 13th-century cannons that were designed to penetrate forts of the day, we'll see how cannons were first cast and later forged, and show how large cannons terrorized civilians and soldiers in WWI and WWII. Moving to the present, we feature the 40-ton self-propelled Crusader that launches 100-pound steel artillery shells more than 33 miles.

[rinsd]

1. The Crusader program got the kibosh......(nt)

[DarkPhenyx]

2. Yeah, I know.

And it fucking sucks too. That's what you get when you have people who never served making decisions for the military.

[rinsd]

3. I had seen the HC special before...

The Crusader was something else. Simply unbelievible, how fast and accurate it could direct fire.

I think it could fire something like 12 shells at various parabolic angles, allowing each shell to reach the target simultaneously.

I can't remember what sank it? Did it have the usual cost overruns/no real need or was it the "faster lighter" mentality? How can you get any faster and lighter then a self propelled artillery piece?

[DarkPhenyx]

4. The decision was made because...

...it didn't fit in with the vision of the military that Chaney and Rumsfeld has in mind.

[rinsd]

5. Ahhh...the faster lighter myopia..... (nt)

[Redleg]

6. Redleg checking in...

I missed the show. How was it?