Practical Applications for Formula One

[MongooseMatt]

Hi guys,

Anyone seen what Williams is doing for the military?

On another note, and there isn't too much information flying around about this at the moment, Russia is developing a new artillery piece. Brilliant Russian pragmatic approach to the problem of getting more shells into the air - have a self-propelled gun with two barrels!

 

[Mr Evil]

Hi guys,

Anyone seen what Williams is doing for the military?

On another note, and there isn't too much information flying around about this at the moment, Russia is developing a new artillery piece. Brilliant Russian pragmatic approach to the problem of getting more shells into the air - have a self-propelled gun with two barrels!

gota love the russians.

 

[roughneck GIR]

Hi guys,

Anyone seen what Williams is doing for the military?

On another note, and there isn't too much information flying around about this at the moment, Russia is developing a new artillery piece. Brilliant Russian pragmatic approach to the problem of getting more shells into the air - have a self-propelled gun with two barrels!

Neato! I still think that the MLRS is better though...

 

[noobdelux]

omg... guess how many mlrs batteries(i mean tanks) norway got..
we got 3 at the most


you aint thinking abaout adding arty to the game are you all? : P


soon they include battle mechs in the game lol

 

[DM]

Anyone seen what Williams is doing for the military?

No. Got a link?

 

[MongooseMatt]

Anyone seen what Williams is doing for the military?

No. Got a link?

Took a while to track it down (the article was in JDW, but I cannot find it on their site).

http://www.asd-network.com/press_detail/10914/QinetiQ_wins_GBP9.48M_armoured_vehicle_'survivability'_contract_.htm

More interesting is _why_ Williams is involved. . .

 

[DM]

Hmm, I'd better get along to some of their design reviews

Of course survivability technology would have been good going the other way too - some decent armour schemes would have been useful in fending off some of Herr Schumacher's impact-laden tactics in the past

 

[btom]

More interesting is _why_ Williams is involved. . .

Because Mr F Williams is a sly old fox and wants to hedge against his Asian based F1 partners taking too strong an interest in his toy cars and what better way to do it than to put yourself in line for some government money.

Of course survivability technology would have been good going the other way too - some decent armour schemes would have been useful in fending off some of Herr Schumacher's impact-laden tactics in the past

Now play nice Dave, he only crashed into people who wouldn't get out of his way.