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January 13, 2019, 10:58 AM | #1 |
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Army plans to pick three vendors to build prototypes of their new 6.8 weapons
More on the Army's plan for their new 6.8 cartridge...
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-...s-and-marines/ |
January 14, 2019, 11:37 AM | #2 |
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Army Times articles are about as reliable as this:
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January 14, 2019, 01:22 PM | #3 |
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The guns will be issued to the Marines who man the 155 mm guns on the Zumwalts when they finally become operational.
This is a sarcastic take on whether the Armed Forces are going to redo all their weapons to 6.8 when they have much more serious procurement needs.
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January 14, 2019, 03:17 PM | #5 |
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Eisenhower warned us about the Military Industrial Complex.
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