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| Afghanistan |
| The K-9 Warrior - Those that bark, also serve. |
| 2010-05-08 |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 a regular 2-meals-a-day of Mexican food (Yummmmmm!) oughtta inoculate you |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-05-08 16:32 |
| #4 Immunity to tear gas isn't that radical. There are lots of people who develop resistance to CS with repeated exposure, though I don't know about other agents. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-05-08 16:25 |
| #3 Awesome! Immune to tear gas? Hell maybe we could breed them to ignore lead too. Also, could be breed for tasty loins, a sort of mobile beef, all sorta stuff. Except the enemy would fight back with thousands and thousand of tiny AI assisted Kittuahs - so it would likely be a stand-off.... unless the armoured dophins intervened. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2010-05-08 14:23 |
| #2 The US military has never had the continuity to subcontract for selectively bred dogs and other animals. But I can easily imagine any number of specialized breeds that would be as functional as UAVs. Reconnaissance dogs could easily secure a five mile radius and notify of any intrusions. A dozen small and fast bomb sniffers could clear a large, full parking lot in just a minute or two, or zip through a civilian area and detect IEDs, mines, booby traps, etc. Security dogs can easily pick up on the scent of fear coming from a single person in a crowd. Anti-riot dogs could specifically target gunmen or fire throwers, while being immune to tear gas. All sorts of possibilities. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-05-08 14:04 |
| #1 Thanks, Besoeker...very fine choice. |
| Posted by: 2Sealys 2010-05-08 09:22 |