Oh that's good then.Rhykker said:
Because while I trust the soldiers of most NATO nations (Denmark, Britain, Norway) I wouldn't want to see what would happen if a normal US Army soldier got this kind of capability.
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Because while I trust the soldiers of most NATO nations (Denmark, Britain, Norway) I wouldn't want to see what would happen if a normal US Army soldier got this kind of capability.
Yeah, but we're Americans. We have a major hard-on for military dominance.tippy2k2 said:
The real problem is that this isn't an Iron Man suit. It's a Goblin suit. Glider pending. hastagthetruth
To be clear, EVERYTHING in the military is made by civilians. That's one of the things that shocked me the most when I joined. The issue is if the military made their own equipment then no one would get rich (everything would be made "at cost") so they instead have corporations do it for 20 times the price that way the CEO's and such get rich and filter some of those profits back to the pockets of the politicians who hired them.Loop Stricken said:
That's why it's such a broken system, much like the prison and medical systems. Anytime you make death and misery profitable then the people who profit will do whatever they can to increase death and misery.
I am really excited for this. My only hope is that one day they do battle with Japan's inevitable Gundams.
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When I first saw the title, I assumed they would be crowdfunding through Kickstarter or something...
Any idea what the tier awards be for that?
OT:Seems Ok, it IS very silly. As others have said, the US already has plenty of other toys and tools for killing. How many options do they want here?? .-.
Any idea what the tier awards be for that?
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Yes. Let civilians contribute to creating something that will ultimately be used to oppress them and kill a whole bunch of innocent people overseas. Brilliant fuckin' plan. And it will work because people are naive and they don't care. All they hear is IRON MAN and they think it's cool.
Unfortunately, yes they basically did.omega 616 said:
(1951 photo from one of the early nuclear blasts in the 6 year long "Operation Desert Rock" in Nevada)
and not just on soldiers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unethical_human_experimentation_in_the_United_States
"We're a war-like people. We like war because we're good at it... ..And it's a good thing to because we're not very good at anything else anymore." - George CarlinPsychicTaco115 said:
As for the original topic I've heard about this for years and while it does amusingly remind me of the Talos from 1963's Jason and the Argonauts (a 100 foot killer bronze statue) I see the project itself as just more bloat really. Even if it's successful it's not terribly practical for most situations.
The standing US military (and its budget) has been too large since the end of WW2 thanks to the cold war. With current weapons technology it makes more sense to have a smaller, more intensely trained force.
But now that huge size coupled with regret over the shameful mistreatment of our veterans after they came home from Vietnam has made "warrior worship" a big part of our culture. I doubt many people would react well to any attempts to shrink the force, especially since a military career is one of the most stable you can have in the US and can be entered right out of high school.
So the bloat goes on. But hey at least this is actually research into more efficient ways to protect and aid rather than kill.
So they name their invincible robo-suit after the man who became a god.
That seems far too appropriate.
That seems far too appropriate.
Would probably be good on advanced recon and SEAL-type special forces.. Would be a long, long time before this was available to more standard troops.
Would probably not only increase lives save on the US/Allied side, but elite solders with something like this could probably pull off stuff that would normally require larger numbers of soldiers and/or firepower so it could even conceivably save enemy lives by being more surgical than standard assaults. You'd think a small group of of these guys could better take out leaders, launch sites, emplacements, and stuff like that more easily.
And in time, as with a great number of other things that were originally designed for the military, this should help the civilian authorities. Variants of these could be utilized by Firemen, Policemen, and Emergency rescue personnel. Maybe even some construction and mining applications.
There are a lot of benefits that can come from things like this than just what everyone is assuming. Not the mention the advances in the various other technologies that are being developed for this could apply to other things just as well as the initial development.
Would probably not only increase lives save on the US/Allied side, but elite solders with something like this could probably pull off stuff that would normally require larger numbers of soldiers and/or firepower so it could even conceivably save enemy lives by being more surgical than standard assaults. You'd think a small group of of these guys could better take out leaders, launch sites, emplacements, and stuff like that more easily.
And in time, as with a great number of other things that were originally designed for the military, this should help the civilian authorities. Variants of these could be utilized by Firemen, Policemen, and Emergency rescue personnel. Maybe even some construction and mining applications.
There are a lot of benefits that can come from things like this than just what everyone is assuming. Not the mention the advances in the various other technologies that are being developed for this could apply to other things just as well as the initial development.
Sounds more like the HEV from half-life than the Iron Man suit.
But I doubt it'll really get off the ground. Something like this would be too expensive, because you'd probably need to tailor some of the parts to an individual, especially if they want it to do things like be able to apply basic first aid.
But I doubt it'll really get off the ground. Something like this would be too expensive, because you'd probably need to tailor some of the parts to an individual, especially if they want it to do things like be able to apply basic first aid.
Now that is a reality show i would watch, although you might be short on people willing to be judges. How many people are going to volunteer to reject contenstants when those same contestants come wielding death-rays?Rhykker said:
It's not really about money.tippy2k2 said:
The main issue is that if any armour becomes standard issue, the enemy will simply equip themselves with weapons that penetrate the armour. The US would greatly encumber it's soldiers to no actual benefit.
Of course, if a battle suit lets the wearer run at 30mph for hours and lift half a ton, those are advantages that the enemy cannot easily take away. So a powered suit may become standard issue.
