Afstan: Leos leaping in?
posted by Mark, Ottawa at 2:51 p.m.
Monday, September 11, 2006
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1 Comments:
One of these days, somebody at the G&M is going to write something about military equipment that doesn't make me cringe.
"Instead of firing bullets, the Leopards carry huge 105-millimetre guns that can pound targets with explosive shells from a distance."
Instead of firing bullets? Really?
I guess the machine guns are just for decoration, then. Funny that the G&M should mention them in the same article, though.
"The Leopard C2 is a heavily armoured tank with a large-calibre, 105-mm gun that can fire explosive shells at an enemy position and two mounted machine guns." (my bold)
It's been said before, but bears repeating: the only journalists expected to know something about the field they cover seem to be sports reporters.
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