From the sounds of it, it's more focused on troops being able to carry heavy gear. Understandable, having larger weapons such as Javelins be more portable is a definite upside.
E: wait it says they already have those and these are an improvement on that.
Guy on the right looks like he's from Starship Troopers.
[QUOTE=Sadim;42475637]Guy on the right looks like he's from Starship Troopers.[/QUOTE]
Awesome movie ( First one of course ) and I would have no issue with our troops looking like that.
I wanna see one of those currently in-service exoskeletons. Either they confused them with those big complicated mounts soldiers have for backpacks, or DARPA figured out how to power a hydraulic/electric exoskeleton for a reasonable time with a source that the wearer can carry.
[QUOTE=-n3o-;42475715]Awesome movie ( First one of course ) and I would have no issue with our troops looking like that.[/QUOTE]
Suits have speakers built in that plays Starship Troopers music as they fight.
[QUOTE=-n3o-;42475715]Awesome movie ( First one of course ) and I would have no issue with our troops looking like that.[/QUOTE]
"Evil commie middle-easterns are basically giant bugs. Would you like to know more?"
[QUOTE=ScottyWired;42475627]From the sounds of it, it's more focused on troops being able to carry heavy gear. Understandable, having larger weapons such as Javelins be more portable is a definite upside.
E: wait it says they already have those and these are an improvement on that.[/QUOTE]
Still, we're probably a ways away from troops having heavy armour suits that are impervious to all but the most potent of armour penetrating rounds, since in this day and age we retain the emphasis on light infantry, with light having the emphasis on being agile and never getting hit in the first place, rather than sustaining a hit via heavy armour at the cost of being slower than the average light infantryman.
Question is, would heavily-armoured infantry, aka a person in an exosuit that's essentially a tank with legs, be a viable asset on the modern battlefield, or would it just be an expensive rocket magnet that gets dunked by RPGs and anti-material rifles the second it thunders onto the battlefield like a big chrome rhino?
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I'm getting some serious Imperial Guardsmen vibes from the uniform on the right.
[QUOTE=ironman17;42475978]Still, we're probably a ways away from troops having heavy armour suits that are impervious to all but the most potent of armour penetrating rounds, since in this day and age we retain the emphasis on light infantry, with light having the emphasis on being agile and never getting hit in the firstpplace, rather than sustaining a hit via heavy armour at the cost of being slower than the average light infantryman.
Question is, would heavily-armoured infantry, aka a person in an exosuit that's essentially a tank with legs, be a viable asset on the modern battlefield,[b] or would it just be an expensive rocket magnet that gets dunked by RPGs and anti-material rifles the second it thunders onto the battlefield like a big chrome RHINO?[/b][/QUOTE][i]komrades, look! the amerikanz hide in METAL BOXEZ, the kovardz, THE FOOLZ! ve... zhould take avay their... metal boxez.[/i]
[QUOTE=Sadim;42475637]Guy on the right looks like he's from Starship Troopers.[/QUOTE]
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[quote]An MIT team is currently developing liquid body armour - made from fluids that transform into a solid when a magnetic field or electrical current is applied.[/quote]
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/Half-Life_Opposing_Force_box.jpg[/img]
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[QUOTE=S31-Syntax;42475781]Suits have speakers built in that plays Starship Troopers music as they fight.[/QUOTE]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIGHCoVzqtk[/media]
yes please
They should give one man in the squad a minigun to go along with the power armor
they rest just get a flashlight and cardboard armor
Fuck the U.S. Army. Fuck ALL real-life war, and fuck the military-industrial complex. Seriously, why are you guys "excited" about this?
[QUOTE=Conna;42480356]Fuck the U.S. Army. Fuck ALL real-life war, and fuck the military-industrial complex. Seriously, why are you guys "excited" about this?[/QUOTE]
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@Conna: How about you not post in this thread instead guy?
[QUOTE=Conna;42480356]Fuck the U.S. Army. Fuck ALL real-life war, and fuck the military-industrial complex. Seriously, why are you guys "excited" about this?[/QUOTE]
Oh, i dunno, maybe because these suits could be adapted to the civilian market after the military fixes all the bugs and whatnot. These things would be very useful for search & rescue ops, or for handling large, heavy and/or dangerous ítems.
The military is a dirty thing, but god damn it funds some amazing shit. Like the internet.
[QUOTE=Conna;42480356]Fuck the U.S. Army. Fuck ALL real-life war, and fuck the military-industrial complex. Seriously, why are you guys "excited" about this?[/QUOTE]
And what happens when some straight up evil faction pops up again and starts killing millions like in WW2? What if they decide to attack our cities and the numorous civilians in them? Shall we say fuck the armed forces then too?
This is awesome. At least, it will be until someone wearing this dies and it falls into enemy hands and is used against us.
But hey, until that happens it's awesome.
Will it include the Ironman Backpack?
[img]http://usarmy.vo.llnwd.net/e2/c/images/2011/10/14/223198/size0.jpg[/img]
[url]http://www.army.mil/article/67318/[/url]
[QUOTE=Conna;42480356]Fuck the U.S. Army. Fuck ALL real-life war, and fuck the military-industrial complex. Seriously, why are you guys "excited" about this?[/QUOTE]
Because it will make life less shit for the guys who HAVE to be over there.
[QUOTE=Morbo!!!;42482699]Will it include the Ironman Backpack?
[img]http://usarmy.vo.llnwd.net/e2/c/images/2011/10/14/223198/size0.jpg[/img]
[url]http://www.army.mil/article/67318/[/url][/QUOTE]
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well strap a jet engine to my back and call me Vulcan Raven
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