[rescue] Telephon rescue!

[Phil Stracchino]

On Tue, Apr 20, 2004 at 12:24:41AM -0400, Nick wrote:
> Or you could go for the New Improved version.. pretty much the same
> platform... but scaled up a tiny bit... it uses the main gun off a
> A-10...


Um, that's scaled up a LOT.  The 30mm GAU-8A round is MUCH bigger than
the 20mm M61 round.  And I don't see any reason why a close-in defense
system would need an anti-armor gun.  But I suppose they figure the more
they can throw at an incoming target, the better....


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