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| U.S. military develops Robocop armour for soldiers |
| 2007-04-10 |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #9 Don't laugh. The first unit to be officially issued the new ACUs was a Guard unit out of Georgia I know. I was shocked. Ususaly us guard types get the worn out hand me downs from the active duty side. 2 examples-- 1. SINGCARS radios were fielded to my unit in 1997. 10-15 years after the active duty guys. The actual radios were 10-15 year old plain and -A model units. We were an "enhanced brigade" (read: highest priority for new stuff) at the time too. 2. Trucks. We did not see the new FMTV trucks untill we deployed in 2005. We finaly turned in our last M35 A2 (2.5 ton) truck last week. Now with all the deployments, the guard is getting some of the first flight new stuff first. It's quite a shock. Somehow I expect the guard will still get the short and/or dirty end of the deal somehow. |
| Posted by: Helmuth, Speaking for N guard 2007-04-10 19:38 |
| #8 Don't laugh. The first unit to be officially issued the new ACUs was a Guard unit out of Georgia. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2007-04-10 17:45 |
| #7 Aww, jeez not that power-ranger mockup thingy again! About 10 years ago, there was a similar outfit shown on all the pop-sci/discovery channel info outlets. This looks like the same one, only with a few cosmetic add-ons. Somebody at Natic labs is grubbing for money or attention again. Sarge: The weight will come from the batteries/fuel cells required to power that thing and the armor add ons. The way it usualy works is that given a choice between maintaining the same protection for less weight, and same weight for more protection, the pentagon usualy compromises on less protection with even more weight. God help us (national guard types) when they finaly figure out how to make powered armor like the Warhamster 40K space marines. |
| Posted by: Helmuth, Speaking for N guard 2007-04-10 17:15 |
| #6 This getup seems awfully restrictive in both movement and sight. But I am not a ground pounder so i can't comment on how much they have to carry. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2007-04-10 15:30 |
| #5 I want the railgun. :P |
| Posted by: djohn66 2007-04-10 14:34 |
| #4 Flak Cannons |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-04-10 12:34 |
| #3 Do they go with BFG-9000s? |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2007-04-10 12:10 |
| #2 Spartan 2's |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2007-04-10 11:36 |
| #1 Looks more like Halo Spartan armor to me. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-04-10 09:50 |