On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 07:55:30 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Boater" wrote in message
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So...only the superstructure will easily catch fire when hit by an
incendiary...well, that's a step up.

In the old days of lesser defensive technology, warships were built with a
"When in doubt, make it stout" philosophy.

Now-a-days the idea is not to get hit in the first place. We have a very
technology based (and reliant) military today from equipment for ground
troops to ships and airplanes. Critics aside, for the most part it works,
minimizes risks and saves lives when compared to the old, brute force
methodologies.

Speaking from the strict personal viewpoint of a grunt, the more armor
I can put between me and the folks shooting at me, the better I like
it.

And as we found out via IEDs, that is exactly the case in which light,
unarmored Hummers were getting smacked around really good resulting in
those humungeous troop transports built by Navistar/International.

There is something to be said for quick strike, rapid deployment
reaction forces and the blitzkrieg approach to war, but there is no
substitute for brute strength be it boots on the ground or four inches
of tempered steel when the human waste hits the Mark Four Rotating
Cooling Device.

If you get my drift. :)