RE: [HoE] hoe technology level

["Phalen, Patrick" <pphalen@avionics.itt.com>]

>I was a little disappointed at the near lack of information on
pre-holocaust
>tech levels.  The gear and weapons list don't give you any idea what kind
of
>tech was available before the nukecaust.  Technology had advanced much
>faster than our real history, from 1863 onward.  Hoe's 2081 technological
>advancement should be nearly unrecognizable to us.  Think about it.  What
>would a person from 1915 think if he got transported to 1998?  Now, what
>would we think if we got transported to 2081?  And remember that deadlands
>tech moved forward faster.

I agree.  I was disappointed that "mundane" modern weapons like mortars,
recoilless rifles, TOW missiles, etc weren't included.  

Pat