Re: DS2/SG2 artillery

On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, Los wrote:

> 
> I still don't get the assumption that something fired form 200 miles
> (ortillery) up will be more accurate (or cost effective) than
something
> fired from 10 miles away (SP arty) from the ground. I can't make that
leap
> of faith very easily since ground based fire technology wion't be
moving
> forward just as well as space-based fire control.

It may not be as acurrate, but it will have a much longer flight time. 
You wanna wait 40 minutes for a  firemission to land fromthe time you 
request it?

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