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From: maniac%garnet.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (George W. Herbert)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Lance Missile
Summary: Old=Bad.
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Date: 29 Apr 89 01:24:08 GMT
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From: maniac%garnet.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (George W. Herbert)

In article <6032@cbnews.ATT.COM> nak@cbnews.ATT.COM (Neil A. Kirby) writes:
>		What is wrong with the Lance?
>

Oops.  Well, a few things.  One is that old explosives and rockets
tend to go bang early when used.  Lance is old.  Army wants them replaced
BEFORE they have to start warning the crews about the probability of it
going bang in launch.