Comments for Heartless Libertarian reports from Afstan We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/11/heartless_liber_1.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:11:30 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Heartless Libertarian reports from Afstan http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/11/heartless_liber_1.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/11/heartless_liber_1.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:46:47 -0600 Comment from fdcol63 on 2009-11-03 "Also, if the truck part of the unit has mechanical/battle damage that keeps it from moving , you just lost the whole gun, instead of hitching a towed gun to another prime mover."

Well, this is a problem that applies to tracked SPs, too. Ever pivoted in some sand or muck, and thrown a track?  LOL

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Back in my military days, there was a bit of light-hearted folk-wisdom about a tank being a radio-controlled, mobile artillery piece.  I forget how it went, but as each capability was lost, the "asset" was degraded nominally to its final status, rock. ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/11/heartless_liber_1.html#comment-94972 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/11/heartless_liber_1.html#comment-94972 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:30:42 -0600 Comment from John (not the Armorer) on 2009-11-02
Caesar looks interesting as a concept.  Great mobility and probably fast to set up or change positions.  However,  the specs list 30 degrees for traverse (not sure if that is total, or +/- 30 degrees) which really limits its usefulness.  Also, if the truck part of the unit has mechanical/battle damage that keeps it from moving , you just lost the whole gun, instead of hitching a towed gun to another prime mover.
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