And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Once off the rail, it's a "to whom it may concern" kind of thing. A friend of mine that flew F-4s back in the day said that when you fired an AIM-7 Sparrow (RF guided), it was kind of like watching a train taking off, gradually accelerating, but an AIM-9 like the above (IR guided) was like watching a photon torpedo.
some day these will be as reliable as a bullet and a gun....getting there....
ReplyDeleteOnce off the rail, it's a "to whom it may concern" kind of thing. A friend of mine that flew F-4s back in the day said that when you fired an AIM-7 Sparrow (RF guided), it was kind of like watching a train taking off, gradually accelerating, but an AIM-9 like the above (IR guided) was like watching a photon torpedo.
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