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Old 05-02-10, 01:59 PM   #7
Reinhard Dietz
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Originally Posted by schlechter pfennig View Post
And yes, wouldn't it be great to have Shannon working for BuWeaps?
For BdU, you mean.

I bet she would solve the magnetic pistol issue in late 1939, followed by deployment of a reliable RWR, snorkel and acoustic homing torpedo by 1940. We'd probably have ASMs by mid-1942 and an SSG to fire them from. Perhaps an IXC can be fitted with towed missile pods?
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