msjohnso@ensub.Wichita.NCR.COM (Mark Johnson) (02/15/91)
From: msjohnso@ensub.Wichita.NCR.COM (Mark Johnson) The G5 howitzer is a direct development out of Gerald Bull's CG-45 design. Bull, a Canadian/American (dual citizen) expatriate, was one of the world's premier ballistics experts. He headed up the HARP program which involved shooting 16 inch projectiles to extreme altitudes during the 1950's and 1960's. Bull was murdered in March 1990 outside his apartment in Brussels, and was reputedly involved in the large-bore 'supergun' project for the government of Iraq. [Anyone who has seen this week's NOVA on PBS knows all this stuff] -- Mark Johnson WB9QLR/0 NCR Peripheral Products Division Mark.Johnson@Wichita.NCR.COM 3718 N. Rock Rd. (316) 636-8189 NAR #14025 Wichita, KS 67226