Invisible Tank Appears at London Arms Fair
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Nobody in the 'but you can still see it' comments considered that a lot of anti-armour weaponry is heatseeking? Or that the 'primitive' enemy is stocking up on nightvision equipment? http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2008-05-14-nightinside_N.htm
That article coincidently also mentions that the 'advanced' armies like to fight when they got the advantage, such as at night, when they can use their night vision and thermal goggles?
I dont think they got laser guided missles, so my guess is most of their missles are heatseeking. If it works on helicopters and airplanes too then it's a potential godmode. Who gives a hoot that they can see the tank if they dont have anything that has a decent chance of hitting it without them having to get expose themselves? It's a big hunk of metal riding around at a topspeed nearly 50 km/hour offroad. It's not exactly stealthy. It has all sorts of fancy stuff so forget about getting up close to it. And with this stuff, hitting it from a safe distance becomes more difficult. It's a nice invention untill someone comes up with a sort of magnetic metal seeking missile. Or they get their hands on laserguided stuff.
That article coincidently also mentions that the 'advanced' armies like to fight when they got the advantage, such as at night, when they can use their night vision and thermal goggles?
I dont think they got laser guided missles, so my guess is most of their missles are heatseeking. If it works on helicopters and airplanes too then it's a potential godmode. Who gives a hoot that they can see the tank if they dont have anything that has a decent chance of hitting it without them having to get expose themselves? It's a big hunk of metal riding around at a topspeed nearly 50 km/hour offroad. It's not exactly stealthy. It has all sorts of fancy stuff so forget about getting up close to it. And with this stuff, hitting it from a safe distance becomes more difficult. It's a nice invention untill someone comes up with a sort of magnetic metal seeking missile. Or they get their hands on laserguided stuff.
this technology is designed for about 10-15 years in the future. and it's clearly for open tank warfare.
as this is BAE this is open to any adequate bidder so expect a few nations to follow this up.
also see the Taranis for some more nifty BAE work. These prototypes are basically first optioned to the uk for research. things take ages to be first operational and can last ages. see the Tornado as a prime example .
as this is BAE this is open to any adequate bidder so expect a few nations to follow this up.
also see the Taranis for some more nifty BAE work. These prototypes are basically first optioned to the uk for research. things take ages to be first operational and can last ages. see the Tornado as a prime example .
Gah, beaten to it! So we have our stealth tanks, now we need obelisks of light. Make it happen, BAE!The_Graff said:
It's pretty good defense at night vs. airstrikes. As a matter of fact, if I had a unit of these, I'd never use them any other time than at night.w9496 said:
I also see an application for mobile artillery camo against airstrikes. Every development has a niche it can fill.
Get the invisible aircraft working and soon we'll be able to give Wonder Woman her plane whenever she shows up.
Aliens without heatseeking devices!Simalacrum said:
Totally agree. I mean what does this actual sentence mean? It's like 'save the whales'. Do tanks need saving too?Will the Great said:
They could save actual lives of the people going out to kill actual lives. In a tank.
What is cool about sneaking up on someone in a tank and blowing them to pieces? - Don't answer that. This is about as cool as landmines.
Wait. If it can change temperature, surely it'd be only useful for infra-red?Jakub324 said:
I thought night vision just amplifies the amount of light?
Because large-scale tank battles are a major part of warfare in the modern world, making this a groundbreaking new development.
Wait, I just remembered, we mostly fight shepherds armed with small arms and goats these days, making this another unnecessary piece of military largesse. And I thought the rail gun the navy was developing was stupid...
Cold War's been over for a while now, guys. Could we stop trying to fight it, please?
Wait, I just remembered, we mostly fight shepherds armed with small arms and goats these days, making this another unnecessary piece of military largesse. And I thought the rail gun the navy was developing was stupid...
Cold War's been over for a while now, guys. Could we stop trying to fight it, please?
Interesting. Now call me when they actually build an invisible tank. That's not invisible, invisible is when you can't see it with the naked eye.