...BUT WE DON'T HAVE A
TEST GAGE THAT WILL
REVEAL THE CONDITION OF
METAL FATIGUE WITHIN THE
TUBES... WE HAFTA CUT
"SLICES" OUTTA 'EM FOR
ANALYSIS WHICH WILL J
 DESTROY THE TUBES... N


SO CONPEMN 'EM
AND DO IT i


 ...TOO HAZARDOUS, SIR...
THE SAFETY OF YOUR GUN
CREWS AND ANY BYSTANDER
WOULD BE IN DANGER WHEN
 THEY'RE FIRED- WE DON'T
 WWANT THAT... DO WE, s
 I SIR! MA