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Be careful BS alert.

James Defence Weekly
11th October 2004

E-MAIL GUN:

The revelation in Aviation Leak & Space Trilogy and www.f-16.net about the existence of the e-mail weapon or E-Mail Gun, as it is now know, has caused consternation within US defense circles.

The first indication of this revolutionary weapon, appeared in the form of information related to the 2 Megabyte per second e-mail burst to be sent by the Lockheed Martin R/E/F/A/O/AV/H/C/SS/CV-35 /fighter /Attack /Bomber /Observation/ CAS plane being developoed for the US armed forces and allied nations.

It has now been revealed that this e-mail device is a gun that has been in development for the past 2 years by the newly formed Defense Division of MikeRowSoft Corporation. Extensive computer simulations have been carried out by MikeRowSoft and verified by senior defense officials, indicating the ability of the weapon to go through a 3 meter thick layer of reinforced concrete similar to the one used in the shell of the latest underground command and control bunkers.

This follows a debate originated by the article titled "Nuclear Bunker Buster Bombs" that appeared in page 50 of the August 2004 issue of Scientific American. MikeRowSoft Corp has indicated that all the tests reveal that the e-mail gun will be environmentally friendly and has the added advantage of being able to re-use e-mails that are considered as span, collect them in a server running Windows Longhorn, and re-direct them to the F-35 while in flight, to be fired in MB bursts to destroy the target. Another advantage is that this revolutionary new weapon will allow MikeRowSoft to resolve the issue of spam in the Hotmail service they run.

The USAF has embraced the vision, and has already indicated the new weapon will be incorporated in all the fighters in the US inventory. This follows a bitter debate in congress where scientists, weapon experts and media commentators presented evidence that indicated that actual warheads are needed to destroy targets. Senior US defense officials and others, including programme managers, dismissed this evidence and e-mailed copies of the results of the to the Congressmen, GAO, FAS, and Defense Test organisations.

But all this component of the Network Centric Warfare strategy could be in jeopardy if the Record Industry and Motion Picture association successfully sues MikeRowSoft and the US DoD.
They claim that the 2MB per second burst could allow the pilots of the planes to include an attachment to the e-mails containing newly released pirated movies or songs, the e-mails being sent directly to the bunkers of enemy military personnel allowing them to view movies or listen to songs as soon as they are released. The industry is claiming that billions of dollars could be lost in revenue if the plan goes ahead.

The USAF has also denied that a solution like the e-mail gun was needed to save the F-35. The USAF had briefed the media and revealed that the reduced performance and internal warload, caused because the plane is 2000 kg overweight, was not important or relevant anymore, since future wars would be of reduced intensity and potential enemies would wait in a que to avoid two simultaneous conflicts occurring. The USAf also indicated that since the F-35 will be even more effective due to the e-mail gun, the total number to be purchased will be reduced to 500 for the 3 services, and all the F-16s will be retired to pay MikeRowSoft for the enhanced system.

On a related development, the UK's Ministry of Defense has awarded today a contract to MikeRowSoft to integrate Windows operating system, Outlook software and wireless broadband modem to the fleet of Typhoon fighters that have been carrying out take off and landing tests with the RAF for the past 5 years. This e-mail equipment similar to the one used in the F-35 will provide an alternative weapon for the RAF pilots, since currently the plane has disabled guns installed. To be able to install this new equipment, the RAF will need to fight a bitter battle with the Disability and Discrimination Department since there is already a disabled gun installed in the plane. But this new e-mail gun could spell the end of conventional air-to-air weapons. Because of this it is proposed that all the air launched weapons in the RAf inventory be photographed and appear in a book to be produced by the Benevolent Society, and the actual hardware sold to collectors in the UK.

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