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Old 01-20-2006, 14:57   #14
QRQ 30
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It is just a change in the times. One of these years we will have to return to our UW roots and be able to use more basic means of communications, including non-electronic. Then the course will also adapt.

That's the mark of a good SF trooper : adaptability.
25 years ago the CG of the 4th ID required his troops to communicate with visual signals at least once a week while in the field. In the event of nuclear war (which is still a real threat) it was presumed that EMP would fry all electronic circuits. As far as I know comsats are not capable of defending themselves.
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