Re: Just how realistic ARE those video games!?

Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@x-nospam-x.com> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs
say:

On Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:46:48 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>

The usual reason why more military forces don't use off-the-shelf
civilian gear is the military usually want's them to be more durable,
have a wider range of temperatures they can operate at, EMP resistant
frequently, waterproof and so on.  That's why you get $500 dollar ash
trays, they are designed to break without leaving sharp edges that can
cut and injure personnel as the pieces fly around in a battle.

>
The image of soldiers having a smoke and caring that the ashes land in
an ashtray with one hand and shooting with the other is entertaining
in itself.
>
Besides, it would make me uneasy to know my freedoms were purportedly
being protected by any military too stupid to realize that a $4
ashtray made of fiberglass or many other flameproof/shatterproof
materials would work just as well there.

This is the military procurement known for $640 toilet seats after all.

They never, ever, ever spend less when they can spend more then ask for
a bigger budget next year.

Xocyll