Re: [GZG] Mixed Role Fighters

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A good example of how something can be multi-role. One could make the
same arguement for the German 88 in WW2. I would say, however, that
there is a big difference between the demands placed on an artillery
piece and that of something as complex as a fighter. 

For a gun it's all about the shooty. The gun doesn't have to worry about
survivability, manueverability, weapons load, sensors, etc, etc. 

-Eli 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allan Goodall" <agoodall@hyperbear.com> 
To: gzg-l@vermouth.csua.berkeley.edu 
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 7:32:21 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
Subject: Re: [GZG] Mixed Role Fighters 

On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 6:24 AM, Charles Lee <xarcht@yahoo.com> wrote: 
> I keep hearing every argument except one. Jack of all trades, master
of 
> none. This was true ferever and still true today. 

Pedantic counter point: the 12 lb Napoleon gun-howitzer of the 
mid-19th century was a fusion of a field gun and a howitzer, and at 
the time it performed both roles admirably. 

This is the exception that proves the rule, though. It can happen, but 
it is exceedingly rare, and when it does it's the obvious "go to" 
solution. 

-- 
Allan Goodall            http://www.hyperbear.com 
agoodall@hyperbear.com 
awgoodall@gmail.com 

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