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Old 28th Nov 2014, 17:31
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sandiego89
 
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Awesomeness indeed....but we already have a proven bomb truck that does all this, better, faster and wait for it it's FREE.....
I get what you are after, and I will grant you faster, but it really depends on how you define "better" and "free".

If your bomb truck can not operate in certain high threat environments, or would have a unacceptable loss rate is it really "better"? If you are plinking targets in a low threat environment, then yes you are good to go with what we have already- heck we could do that with C-130 with the right targeting pod.

Yes, it may be "free" as it's already in your garage, but operating, maintaining and upgrading and aging airframe is hardly free- and it will not last forever.
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