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2010-05-08 Afghanistan

The K-9 Warrior - Those that bark, also serve.

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Posted by Besoeker 2010-05-08 07:54|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Thanks, Besoeker...very fine choice.

Posted by 2Sealys 2010-05-08 09:22|| 2010-05-08 09:22|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-05-08 14:04|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-05-08 14:23|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-05-08 16:25|| Front Page Top

#5 a regular 2-meals-a-day of Mexican food (Yummmmmm!) oughtta inoculate you

Posted by Frank G 2010-05-08 16:32|| 2010-05-08 16:32|| Front Page Top

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