I dunno maybe because there was a war going on?

Becuase if they could instantly destroy Ceasar's legion, we would have a quarter of a main quest.

Well, true enough. Hell, if the NCR was half the army it thought it was there wouldn't be a main quest.

ok i was wrong i went and looked around at the dam and found proof that in fonv world that is an aa gun. when you go up to it the thing looks like a 15 inch gun on a wwii battleship. so i guess they r pre was signs as well. must have put a single aa gun there for who knows why. if you need a round that big why wouldn t they just use a missle???? that gun would also destroy ceasers camp and if it works why has the ncr not done so. and if it doesnt work why have they not fixed it so they could absolutely destroy ceaser s camp???? fonv somtimes i wonder what they were thinking. i wonder that alot that thing makes a 155mm howitzer look like a toddler toy. germany made guns bigger that that in wwii but they were not for air defense

True, but smaller caliber rounds do not go as far up or carry as much stopping power when they get there..




Smaller caliber AA is used for close in defense of planes doing ground attack (like strafing as compared to dropping bombs). Larger caliber AA is used to lob Flak shells so that planes fly through the flak, no direct hits are needed. Flak is generally used for higher altitude targets. In fact, you would want the shells to explode ahead of and slightly above the planes you want to shoot down. All it takes is one piece of shrapnel the size of a marble to get svcked into a jet engine and the plane could go down.

Flak, while effective at downing airplanes, was more used to upset the bombing runs as planes need to be on a set path at a set speed for a period of time for the bomb sites to do their job. Putting a bunch of flak up in the path can make the airplanes jink and move around, making accurate bombing problematic.

Almost all large caliber guns, 88mm or above can be used for Flak or more normal Ballistic firing. It is all in how you point the gun and what shells you load.

For the same reason mccarran airport was turned into a fortress. For protection. The times before the great war were paranoid ones.

but 1 gun what would that do??? that is really old school too they would have big missles to shoot if they need a shell that big. allied planes beat up contries all the time and none of that flack junk takes them down they are way too fast thats wwii thinking. sam missles r the only thing todays allied planes r worried about. they had stealth boy but thats they best they could do for aaa. like someone else said men couldn t even load that thing ud need a machine. just doesnt seem real effective. with thinking like that no wonder the world was destroyed.

Rook, think for a second, no one has an air force any more...XD One gun would be plenty to stop any aircraft that could be brought to bare by the forces that can even put anything into the sky.

Simple. To make the American people think the Government is doing somehting. "Hey taxpayers look at this big cannon protecting the Hoover Dam! Unlce Sam is doing a good job :thumbsup: "