- Futuristic Soldiers -

[Spoonius]

How do you see the soldiers of the future?

You can post about high-tech equipment, weapons and armour that he or she might possess. You can post about potential miltary science, doctrines or technological developments that will have a large impact on how he or she fights. You can post about relative issues such as gender, race, age, and how you see our cultural and military perspectives changing to accomodate them. You can even post about what you'd like to exist, or refer to soldiers in sci-fi movies, books, comics, etc, that you thought were well-depicted.

All in all, try to keep what you post grounded to reality, and to what is possible/plausible as dictated by science.

Thanks in advance...


EDIT: Please keep in mind that I'm not talking about robots. I'm talking about flesh and blood human soldiers... :|

 

[keybird]

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[Spoonius]

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I thought that trailer was interesting, but the cloaking devices and shoulder-mounted guided rocket pods just seemed unrealistic, and there for the "cool" factor.

Also, it's just another USA vs. Commies premise. Boring.

 

[FalloutJack]

I think soldiers of the future are going to be unmanned vehicles and remote-guided machines, so technically the future soldier is the operator of the machines, miles and miles away from the actual deployment. Suffice to say, there has been significant development into the idea of 'robotic soldiers' controlled from afar, and we cannot deny that some of this has already been implemented in varying fashions.

 

[Lullabye]

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Man that was awesome.
I hadn't seen any trailers for that game yet , But now I'm definitely getting this game.
OT: Um, the only thing it's missing is the battle suits. We are working on actual battle suits you know. Space marines may not just be sci-fi fantasy after all.

 

[Smagmuck_]

Honestly, in the near future. We're looking at Head Up Displays for ground forces. Digital I.D tags to cut down on friendly fire. Better weapons, like, all purpose rifles. Better armor systems for vehicles and troops.

 

[War Penguin]

I honestly think there won't be a significant change. I think it will just be restricted to GPS goggles/headsets and robot pack mules.

 

[almostgold]

Honestly, in the near future. We're looking at Head Up Displays for ground forces. Digital I.D tags to cut down on friendly fire. Better weapons, like, all purpose rifles. Better armor systems for vehicles and troops.

This is getting pretty close. Better communications are probably gonna be the biggest thing.

 

[zombiejoe]

My future soldier would have one arm incased in metal, and it would amplify strength to the arm, making it able to hit an enemy to a great distance. The soldier his/her self would be traind to by incredably quick and have great agility. Using one arm to grab diffrent weapons, gernades, and kifes while jumping around.

So basicly, a SUPER NINJA WITH A ROBOT ARM!

 

[DefunctTheory]

Honestly, in the near future. We're looking at Head Up Displays for ground forces. Digital I.D tags to cut down on friendly fire. Better weapons, like, all purpose rifles. Better armor systems for vehicles and troops.

This is getting pretty close. Better communications are probably gonna be the biggest thing.

Communication in the military is actually top notch (Its the people USING the comm equipment that fail) and has always been top notch. I've personally used equipment that let me talk to someone in California while I was in Iraq. The equipment itself? A 4'x16'x20' green box and a 30 foot copper rod with some special paint on it (Civilians have equipment like this, but I've used both, and you can tell the difference. That, and this thing can hack into satellite channels! I don't even know how that's possible, but... How sweet is that!).

As for the 'future soldier,' look up DARPAs concepts. Basically, the future soldier will have head to toe armor, heavy in the chest and head, light everywhere else. Mechanical legs will be attached to the soldier to provide weight support and increased dexterity; this will be a passive system, little to no power required. Each soldier will be linked to others with a self constructing wireless network (already exist), which will be bounced back by radiomen carrying HARRIS style radios. Each soldier will have a HUD, though I believe its functionality will be much less than you think to keep clutter down and focus up.

Oh, and we'll all be riding mechanical horses, wielding chainsaw blades and bolt guns (Hell if I know, look up DARPA).

 

[cheese_wizington]

Personally, I hope that in the future we won't need any soldiers.

But we will.

 

[DefunctTheory]

Personally, I hope that in the future we won't need any soldiers.

But we will.

Of course we need soldiers in the future. I'll be damned if I'm going to let some Space Navy bastard lay ALL the green women.

 

[wkim564]

In the future, I'm rather partial to the M41 pulse rifle from Aliens. 10mm caseless armor piercing light explosive rounds with a standard mag size of 99, that is a killing machine right there. Also, the motion detector from it would be cool as well.

 

[Motti]

I'd like to some exoskeleton concepts come into use. Running with a heavy pack would be much easier when some motors are helping you along.

 

[Spoonius]

What is it with Russia taking all the heat for all these fps games these days?

They seem to be the OPFOR of the gaming world, and a race that the American media 'love to hate'.

 

[Dr Ampersand]

I imagine you'll have emp bullets. You shoot it at the power armoured skally wag and he's now in his very own snug and warm tomb.

 

[TheNamlessGuy]

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[razormint21]

Soldiers will have power armor.
SpecOps will have powered sneaking suits

Hopefully, no supersoldier projects. As games have repeatedly shown us how stupid a messed up project gets...

 

[Dyp100]

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I thought that trailer was interesting, but the cloaking devices and shoulder-mounted guided rocket pods just seemed unrealistic, and there for the "cool" factor.

Also, it's just another USA vs. Commies premise. Boring.

You do know we have cloaking devides now?

And shoulder mounted guided rockets isn't unrealistic, sicne we already have stuff like that, just a lot bigger then shit mounted. XD

Also...You want this for your book, don't you? ;P

 

[Sir Moomin]

They had a photo on wikipedia i while back its sort of a mock up for the army but it sort of gives a idea looks alot like mastercheif but with big leg pumps

Im not very good at linking so i hope this works

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_Army_powered_armor.jpg