To: Quix
> THIS IS GREATER SECURITY?
Yes. The dam is still a target, but not as easy. The risk
is reduced to that of most non-road dams. Getting truck
bombs off the top is a major enhancement. Eliminating an
easy path to drop a bomb behind the dam is a major
enhancement.
> ... along comes the semi trailer/container ... a special
> panel opens and the rocket fires straight for the dam
> scant 100's of feet away.
... and does only cosmetic damage.
Dams are not that easy to bust with a frontal assault of
a weapon dropped, lobbed or rocketed at it. The Brits
found this out when they attacked German dams in WW-II.
They ended up designing special depth charges to air-drop
BEHIND the dam face.
To: Boundless
AHHH, THANKS.
Yes, I saw that about the Brits and their bombs behind dams.
I realize it's several orders of magnitude better. Just don't think it's as safe as they are making it out to be--perhaps with a trailerized nuke?
Thanks for your kind reply.
20 posted on
03/27/2004 9:26:11 PM PST by
Quix
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