Message no. 1

From:	Doctor Doom <JCH8169@*****.TAMU.EDU>
Subject:	SHADOWTALK: Fuel-air weapons...a question of subtlty...
Date:	Mon, 26 Oct 92 04:44:22 CET

> >>>>>[What I'm interested in are fuel-air explosives. Are there
any out
> there that I could get my grubby paws on, or is any corp doing any
> research on them at the time???]<<<<<
> --Tailhook <Look Ma/I can fly!>
>
> (I was wandering if they existed, and what their damage would be...???)

>>>>>[Not in my town, you don't. I saw enough of those things in the
Eurowars. Sure, the're efective against military targets, but they
also killed a lot of civilians. Not exactly a precision weapon.
Runners have no business using weapons like this. If I find out that
anyone is using these in town, they will have to answer to me. (That
includes you corporate drekheads, too. Don't think we can't hit you
where you live.]>>>>>
--Jake <Send all you want, we'll crunch more.>

>>>>>[ The Eurowars? I remember them distinctly and do not wish to
discuss them.... But yes, they are NOT precise...about as subtle as repairing
a watch with a hammer and chisel: One false move and you will never tell time
again.
They were initially concieved of to clear large tracts of land for the
breaching of defenses--and they proved to be quite adequate to the task. They
can effectively flatten barriers, clear mine fields, (The concussion shockwave
produced by these devices has sufficient force to detonate mines buried deep
in the ground.) and destroy any other obstructions in the area of the
detonation. They would, incidentally, also annihilate any troups or vehicles
in the vicinity, and it was in this role that they achieved their grisly
reputation. Sie sind ganz und gar fuerchbar, meine Kamaraden. ]<<<<<
-- Doctor Doom <21:40:08/10-25-52>