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In lugnet.space, Paul Baulch writes:
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> "Mark Sandlin" <sandlin@nwlink.com> wrote in message
> news:B6BE8C53.DD02%sandlin@nwlink.com...
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> > Remember, your weapon was built by the lowest bidder!
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> This saying drives me up the wall. I mean, surely it's cheaper to use lead
> than depleted uranium? Or to build a jet without ejector seats?
> My point is that the idea has practical limits like safety and performance,
> and when you apply those limits the idea becomes moot because, well,
> virtually _all_ contract contruction is done by the lowest bidder, civil or
> military or public or private or whatever!
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> So why am I quibbling? Well, when I see the saying "it was built by the
> lowest bidder" being used to justify a less interesting design, like a
> freighter with no windows, or a fighter with only one gun, or a carrier made
> out of nothing but grey bricks, it's disappointing, because it strikes me as
> lazy. Better to put in a bit of effort and imagine interesting reasons why
> things are added to the design, to do things like enhance the pilot
> survival, or improve combat performance, do some weird energy-saving
> techy-gizmo function. I don't know - just use your imagination.
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> Then again, maybe I misunderstood the saying... in which case I would very
> much like it to be explained. ;-)
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> --
> Cheers,
> Paul
> LUGNET member 164
> http://www.geocities.com/doctorshnub/
Welcome to the military! Oh, and lead just doesn't have the penetrating
power of depleted uranium shells :) That's the only thing I can think of...
And if they don't include ejection seats, someone will get upset (depends on
who finds out). What was the point of your reply exactly?
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| "Mark Sandlin" <sandlin@nwlink.com> wrote in message news:B6BE8C53.DD02%s...ink.com... (...) This saying drives me up the wall. I mean, surely it's cheaper to use lead than depleted uranium? Or to build a jet without ejector seats? My point is that (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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