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New Russian Kurganets-25 IFV Uses 'Playstation' Controller
Sputnik News ^
| 08.05.2015
Posted on 05/10/2015 6:10:41 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
The new Russian armored vehicle platform uses a device similar to a Playstation controller, the manufacturer's vice-president told Russian media. The new Kurganets-25 infantry fighting vehicle uses a "console similar to a Sony Playstation gamepad," Tractor Plants vice-president Albert Bakov told Russian media.
"I spent two years on convincing the designers to make the console similar to a Sony Playstation gamepad, to make it easier for a young soldier to familiarize himself with it," Bakov said.
According to Bakov, the idea of left-right coordination, as well as the fact that the gamepad form has been perfected for decades made it a good choice. The gamepad design is also safer and takes up less space than a steering wheel.
"As it turns out, a steering wheel is dangerous for the rib cage during an impact and when climbing out. It takes up more space but provides nothing," Bakov added.
The Kurganets-25 infantry fighting vehicle (Object 695) is currently undergoing trials in the Russian army and mass production is expected to start in 2016.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: aerospace; ifv; playstation; russia
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To: sukhoi-30mki; skinkinthegrass; onedoug; 2ndDivisionVet; ConorMacNessa; NKP_Vet; PROCON; ...
Ah, modern war equipment made as easy as playing with toys.
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posted on
05/10/2015 6:14:20 AM PDT
by
GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: sukhoi-30mki
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posted on
05/10/2015 6:14:51 AM PDT
by
9thLife
("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Francis)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Its runored that one dissident designer...now deceased,.. had suggested that the tanks employ a slightly tweaked version of the new apple iPlod...
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posted on
05/10/2015 6:16:44 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Does it have a Saturn Ion `My First Steering Wheel’?
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posted on
05/10/2015 6:25:05 AM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
You knew it was going to happen sooner or later.
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posted on
05/10/2015 6:35:24 AM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Make use of available technology.
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posted on
05/10/2015 7:02:08 AM PDT
by
MrBambaLaMamba
(Obama - "I will stand with the Muslims")
To: smokingfrog
You knew it was going to happen sooner or later. Of course!
WWII hand grenades were designed to be similar to baseballs to take advantage of American recruits' familiarity with throwing them for accuracy.
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posted on
05/10/2015 7:28:29 AM PDT
by
null and void
(My favorite drawings at the Muhammad cartoon festival in Texas were the two chalk outlines out front)
To: sukhoi-30mki
When you’re running low on ammo, you can replenish by pressing R2-Right-Left-Right-L2-Circle-Square-Circle-L1-Triangle-X-X-X.
To: null and void
explain the N2 PINEAPPLE.
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posted on
05/10/2015 7:40:41 AM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: SandRat
Hmmm. Perhaps I misspoke.
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posted on
05/10/2015 7:51:36 AM PDT
by
null and void
(My favorite drawings at the Muhammad cartoon festival in Texas were the two chalk outlines out front)
To: null and void
That’s an M2 not an N2, sorry. It was like making a forward pass with a football.
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posted on
05/10/2015 8:32:25 AM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: sukhoi-30mki
“I spent two years on convincing the designers to make the console similar to a Sony Playstation gamepad, to make it easier for a young soldier to familiarize himself with it,” Bakov said.
The video game generation. Wait till you actually get shot at, you'll find out it's no game.
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posted on
05/10/2015 8:41:59 AM PDT
by
McGruff
(What did Hillary know and when did she know it?)
To: McGruff
No cheat codes. No extra lives.
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posted on
05/10/2015 9:13:30 AM PDT
by
Myrddin
To: sukhoi-30mki
Would be cool if they tried to make one that worked with an Atari joystick. B-)
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posted on
05/10/2015 10:32:14 AM PDT
by
Nowhere Man
(Mom I miss you! (8-20-1938 to 11-18-2013) Cancer sucks)
To: Myrddin
No cheat codes. No extra lives.
Nah, just have the crew in the IFV next to you cast a Life spell and you'll be fine. B-)
All joking aside, your point is well taken and should be remembered. Once you lose this life, you don't get an extra quarter to put in the machine.
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posted on
05/10/2015 10:34:03 AM PDT
by
Nowhere Man
(Mom I miss you! (8-20-1938 to 11-18-2013) Cancer sucks)
To: GreyFriar
Makes sense. If I remember correctly, tanks used to be controlled by two levers and no steering wheel.
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posted on
05/10/2015 10:58:39 AM PDT
by
zot
To: zot
yes, right and left ‘laterals’ that controlled the respective side’s track. I think they went to steering wheels in the Abrams.
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posted on
05/10/2015 11:04:31 AM PDT
by
GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: Nowhere Man
The error in the video game culture is that you can be "killed" and just hit the reset switch for another go. That makes people careless. There is no need for situational awareness to avoid death if a reset button solves the problem.
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posted on
05/10/2015 11:56:13 AM PDT
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Myrddin
To: null and void
I remember Army Basic TNG, and shown first with a dumm M4 how to hold and throw it to the instructions “hold ir and make like you’re making long pass for NOTER DAME.
Then we all had to do it.
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posted on
05/10/2015 2:37:55 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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