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- From: Chad Barret Wemyss <chadwemy@wpi.wpi.edu>
- Subject: Re: How much does this equipment cost? (Southern Watch)
- Message-ID: <C17w2z.FIK@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM>
- Sender: military@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Sci.Military Login)
- Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- References: <C124r2.7GJ@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 18:44:59 GMT
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- From Chad Barret Wemyss <chadwemy@wpi.wpi.edu>
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- In article <C124r2.7GJ@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM> "Joel M. Hoffman" <joel@wam.umd.edu> writes:
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- >Oh. One more thing. What would happen if a Cruise missle were loaded
- >with 1000lb of food? Could it be used to shoot food to troops trapped
- >behind hostile forces? (Assuming we knew where the troops were, the
- >missles were in range, etc.)
- >
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- Well, I suppose that it would be possible, but very expensive. I read an
- account of one similar attempt to resupply troops who were relatively isolated
- from friendly support. During World War Two, some fighter pilots filled their
- drop tanks with K-rations instead of fuel, and then dropped them over friendly
- troops. They stopped when word came back that the drop tanks were nearly as
- dangerous as enemy artillery. Remember that the Tomahawk moves at 500-700 mph,
- and that it would have to land nearly on top of the friendlies in order to
- ensure that they got the food. Second, even if you ignore the threat to
- friendlies (!!!), the chances of an MRE surviving the impact in any kind of
- shape to be near-palatable are slim (Please withold all jokes regarding MRE
- taste, color, texture, etc. I've eaten them, I know. We call them Meals
- Refusing to Exit, in reference to their effects on "regularity")
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- Chad Wemyss
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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