From: Flynn Richardson <Flynn.Richardson@u...>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 08:50:08 +1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Subject: Laser rangefinders was Re: colonial weapons
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 17:21:37 -0800 (PST) From: John Atkinson <johnmatkinson@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: colonial weapons SNIP 4)They aren't necessary. John Didn't some of the military say this about 17lbs in M4s back in W.W.II as well? ( I am sure that people can think of a lot of other examples :-)
From: John Atkinson <johnmatkinson@y...>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 12:40:58 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: Laser rangefinders was Re: colonial weapons
--- Flynn Richardson <Flynn.Richardson@unilever.com> wrote: > Didn't some of the military say this about 17lbs in Actually, no. The statement was "Those are British". Then we introduced the 76mm gun which was quite adequate (even for hunting the vaunted T-34/85s in Korea), then the retooling of the factories was a problem. Had to keep some tanks coming (because even the worst tank, which the M4 was NOT, is worse than no tank) and switch over production gradually.