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Originally Posted by BB
fk the barrett, what about the eurofighter typhoon which relies on 70 different computers to stay in the air as its designed to be *aerodynamically* unstable for agility  |
Lockheed F16 Falcon had that (fly by wire) way back in the seventies.
They recently developed electric armour that let a lightweight APC take as many RPG-7 hits as a fully armoured tank and then drive away.
Janes.COM Article.
As something of a Trekkie it gives me the mild horn that at some point in the future a tank commander might say in battle;
"Polarise the hull plating!"