At 21:13 8-2-02 -0800, Doug Pensinger wrote: >>A unified electronic battlefield is very important to the way >>the US forces work. On a black night, with thick fog, every US tanks knows >>where every other tank is and where all the people are. This is done with a >>local net, not with satellites. The planes and helicopters have this >>information also. The tank driver isn't looking out a viewport to see where >>he is going. The fire-control person isn't looking out a window either, she >>is looking at a screen that is identifying every piece of machinery, and the >>people. More importantly, the tanks can identify what isn't part of the >>network, what may be an enemy unit. Two US tanks wouldn't fire at the same >>enemy tank because each one knows what the other one is doing. > > >What happens if the net goes down?
Um... er... er... Good point. <grin> ---------------------------------------- From: The Pentagon To : mr. Doug Pensinger Please refrain from asking such awkward and embarrasing questions. It is your patriotic duty not to ask such questions. Thank you for not embarrasing the United States of America. <end of message> ---------------------------------------- Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
