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Re: How to kill a GEV tank

From: Thomas Barclay <Thomas.Barclay@s...>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 15:21:10 -0500
Subject: Re: How to kill a GEV tank

John spake thusly upon matters weighty: 

> >	Really?  That seems a bit harsh.  I would think that IFF chips 
> >would tend to make the use of APFCs a bit safer than that.  
> Personally, >I let them work unless there is a unit of friendlys 
> between the tank and >the unit firing at it.
> 
> How do you tell the difference between a friendly infantryman and a 
> hostile?  IFF chips in his helmet?  I don't trust 'em to work right.

To which I reply: You expect your charges to work right, don't you 
John? You expect your rifle (when you carry one) to work. Why not 
IFF? Especially given 300 added years, I see no reason why this won't 
be in the 'been around so long its rock solid' category. 

Mind you, OTOH, I can see EW chits being used to screw up IFF systems 
thus resulting in unfortunate friendly casualties. 

Tom. 
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