> -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Eskridge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 6:39 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: Re[2]: Americas Cup > > > Mladen, have you ever seen video of what a Coast Guard .50cal can do > to a fishing boat? I don't know what armament Ellison's interceptor > could carry, but I suspect the mounts would support something that > could easily turn a racing yacht into toothpicks. >
No, I haven't seen that video, but I imagine that the problem would be to slow the plane sufficiently to have at least a second to aim. There is a plane moving with a speed of 900MP/H and it has to hit a boat with a speed of 20 MP/H. How much time will the pilot have for aiming? MiG-25 is not a dive bomber. Coast guard, on the other hand, is using boats to catch boats and then .50cal becomes a killer. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Gogala, Mladen INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
