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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Laser training guns
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Date: 1 Jun 89 03:09:08 GMT
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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)


>MILES has been in use for several years now and the US Army seems happy with 
>it.  It is particularly good for armoured battles.  With such a large
>investment in it I don't know why the Army would consider replacing it,
>and why companies would invest in developing more such systems.

The companies are investing (and lobbying) in hopes of getting a fat
government contract to develop a new system.  And the Army is considering
it because contractors have Congressmen.  Rational military needs have
nothing to do with it. :-)

                                     Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology
                                 uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry henry@zoo.toronto.edu