RE: Vehicular Flamethrowers for SG2

Actually, I would think that would be terrifying from a VTOL pilot's
point of view.	
Especially on an SG2 battlefield.  "OK, gonna disembark you guys here
and"-WHOOOOOOOOSH-"HOLY S*** WHAT WAS THAT WE'RE ON FIRE?!?!"

Noah

-----Original Message-----
From:	John Atkinson [SMTP:jatkins6@ix.netcom.com]
Sent:	Thursday, August 13, 1998 02:12 PM
To:	FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
Subject:	Re: Vehicular Flamethrowers for SG2

You wrote: 

>> UK WW2 Cockatrice 300 feet UP in AA mode (!)
>
>Who in heck came up with the FT as an AA weapon? Very unorthodox 
>(might work against helicopters though).  

Actually that's not the *stupidest* idea the Brits came up with during 
that panicy period after the Dunkirk when they were convinced the 
Germans were going to cross the Channel Any Day Now.

John