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Re: Another small slew of military vehicles
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lugnet.build.military
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003 23:12:15 GMT
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"Andrew Summersgill" <ajs@nospamblahblahblah.co.uk> wrote in message
news:HGDxvB.205x@lugnet.com...
> > closer to 1 than 2. the towers haven't actually seen any action yet. • they
> > hate the crew-change because it means they have to pack up whatever gear
> > they brought, haul it up 9 or 10 ladders to the roof, then hold it as • they
> > get winched up into a helicopter hovering overhead. in general, kelvini
> > helicopters are notoriously difficult to fly properly (with the • exception
> of
> > the Raptor). so they get to be pulled out of their nice, safe, concrete
> > bastion, and "carried home in a rickety hovering boxcar powered by a • trio
> of
> > asthmatic gerbils", as one soldier so eloquently put it.
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> Hmmm. Sounds like they need one of two things:
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> 1) Deployable helicopter landing pad that can retract like a drawbridge
> from the side of the tower.
that's actually a very good idea... *looks at his technic pieces* and
feasible, too!
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> OR:
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> 2) Cage with some medicine in it for the gerbils.
oh they're on inhalers already...
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> I guess it really boils down to budget.
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> I'm really sorry, I'm going to shut up now.
no need for that
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> Andrew.
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