They were programmed to strike from bottom to
top in the reinforced-concrete face of the structure, the timing and placement
of the target points no less crucial than those of the weapons that had tracked
in on the missile silos? But real combat operations always required a safety
margin, and even before the Spirits had left Missouri, the additional three
hundred pounds of gear had been added along with the additional two hun-
dred or so pounds of electronic-warfare officer!