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Message no. 1
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Gurth)
Subject: [semi-OT] 10 Rigger 3 gripes & More rigger 3 nitpicking
Date: Tue Jul 10 13:25:01 2001
According to Jonathan Szeto, on Tue, 10 Jul 2001 the word on the street
was...

> On the other hand, for large-caliber individual rounds (tank and artillery
> rounds, for example), there are autoloaders in the works that are capable of
> differentiating between different types of rounds (HEAT v. APDS v. HE, etc.)

There already are: the one in the Leclerc MBT uses barcodes on the rounds
to load the type the gunner wants.

> Keep in mind that the Vehicle Test is a catch-all test that covers all sorts
> of driving situations where there is a chance of failure or adverse effect.
> Non-stressful situations would include those which are routine but still
> somewhat risky (landing on an aircraft carrier, for example)

Are you sure you'd call that "non-stressful"? :)

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Message no. 2
From: shadowrn@*********.com (shadowrn@*********.com)
Subject: [semi-OT] 10 Rigger 3 gripes & More rigger 3 nitpicking
Date: Tue Jul 10 13:35:02 2001
In a message dated 7/10/01 1:38:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Gurth@******.nl
writes:


> Non-stressful situations would include those which are routine but still
> somewhat risky (landing on an aircraft carrier, for example)

Are you sure you'd call that "non-stressful"? :)

Much agreed. I would call that ultra-stressed.:-)
Message no. 3
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Jonathan Szeto)
Subject: [semi-OT] 10 Rigger 3 gripes & More rigger 3 nitpicking
Date: Tue Jul 10 17:35:05 2001
From: Gurth <Gurth@******.nl>

> > Keep in mind that the Vehicle Test is a catch-all test that covers all >
sorts
> > of driving situations where there is a chance of failure or adverse eff> ect.
> > Non-stressful situations would include those which are routine but stil> l
> > somewhat risky (landing on an aircraft carrier, for example)
>
> Are you sure you'd call that "non-stressful"? :)

Well, that would depend on how crazy^H^H^H^Hocky is the navy pilot you ask.
;)

-- Jon

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