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MFFL · 12-30-2002, 08:59 AM

<< The armed forces of the United States have undergone a revolution in surveillance, target aquisition, and fast information exchange as well as weapons accuracy. >>

I watched "Tora, Tora, Tora" last night and I was awestruck at how incredibly inefficent the communications system used to be. The War Dept sent a TELEGRAM to Pearl Harbor warning them about the attack - and the telegram wasn't even marked urgent.

Now generals can even see what individual squads are doing via the helmet cam that the troops wear. Incredible.

12-30-2002, 08:59 AM	#18
MFFL Guru Join Date: May 2001 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 13,173	<< The armed forces of the United States have undergone a revolution in surveillance, target aquisition, and fast information exchange as well as weapons accuracy. >> I watched "Tora, Tora, Tora" last night and I was awestruck at how incredibly inefficent the communications system used to be. The War Dept sent a TELEGRAM to Pearl Harbor warning them about the attack - and the telegram wasn't even marked urgent. Now generals can even see what individual squads are doing via the helmet cam that the troops wear. Incredible.