From: David Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Thu Nov 06 2003 - 19:34:43 PST
How do we know that these pictures were classified? Or is this opinion
that they "should" have been classified.
Dave
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 00:55:36 -0600, Doc Bryant <rbhonk1@cox.net> wrote:
> What hit the Abrams has not been verified and came as a surprise to our
> forces. I'm therefore puzzled why you are so sure you know what it was.
> Plus, that doesn't change anything... the pics were classified and they
> were leaked. Classified is classified even if it doesn't make sense to
> the individual for such a designation.
>
> < I saw where the report is sensitive. Not classified. I also did not
> notice any great uproar anywhere else over these pictures being bandied
> about.
>
> The Abrahms has been sold to foreign countries. One can easily assume
> other
> nations intelligence outfits have looked at the tank very carefully. And
> that is an assumption that I could take to any bank and cash.
>
> In testing weapons, if you have a good idea the composition of the armor
> you
> are trying to breech, its a standard practice to be able to establish a
> test
> material and then extrapolate that data to give you an idea how it would
> perform if that weapon hit the real McCoy. Obviously, you can not plan
> in
> that test for Clausewitz's fog of war, but you can understand what the
> projectile will do to a roughly equivelent armor shield. Then, if you
> are
> worried about any fudge factors, just dial up the performance a notch or
> two. Overkill is never a bad idea.
>
>
> The weapon wasn't thought to be effective but the gunner got a lucky
> hit and found something that wasn't planned on.
>
>
> The Golden BB theory? No. Although its done, and we all know it, one
> should never field a weapons system based on the hope for lucky shot.
>
> Never assume that the enemy knows what they are doing
> and give them intel they didn't have on a silver platter.
>
>
> True. We should have not then allowed FMS of these tanks to other
> nations.
>
>
> Doc Bryant
>
>
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-- Dave
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