1 posted on
08/25/2003 11:19:54 AM PDT by
presidio9
To: presidio9
The fabric also would have the ability to become rigid to repel a bullet. It also would seal to guard against attacks with chemical or biological agents. Other features include vital sign monitors, artificial muscles that would allow soldiers to jump walls and a mechanical exoskeleton enabling the soldier to carry up to 300 pounds with little effort. Yeah, but will it be wrinkle-free?
2 posted on
08/25/2003 11:21:17 AM PDT by
dirtboy
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To: presidio9
Jean-Louis "Dutch" De Gay I'm thinking he tried to go for the nickname "Butch" but couldn't pull it off, so had go with "Dutch" instead.
5 posted on
08/25/2003 11:28:18 AM PDT by
ClearCase_guy
(France delenda est)
To: presidio9
The best thing they could add would be AC.
6 posted on
08/25/2003 11:28:47 AM PDT by
UCANSEE2
To: presidio9
I wonder if they will call them 'Gorrilla Suits'?
Those bugs had best be on the lookout for Rico's Roughnecks...
7 posted on
08/25/2003 11:28:49 AM PDT by
Outlaw76
(Citizens on the Bounce!)
To: presidio9
Ah, soon we will really have Mobile Infantry ala Starship Troopers.
9 posted on
08/25/2003 11:33:40 AM PDT by
CatoRenasci
(Ceterum Censeo [Gallia][Germania][Arabia] Esse Delendam --- Select One or More as needed)
To: presidio9
"...enabling the soldier to carry up to 300 pounds with little effort."GOOD!
Now he'll be able to hump that new OICWS POS...
11 posted on
08/25/2003 11:34:17 AM PDT by
dogbrain
("Life is hard son. It's harder if you're stupid.")
To: presidio9
Like this guy!
To: presidio9
I see a very useful potential spinoff to enable wheelchair bound people to walk. Military technology has a way of making itself useful well beyond its original purpose.
To: presidio9
So--why even use men at all??? Let's just create an army of robots! (Kinda Star Wars like.)
18 posted on
08/25/2003 12:00:51 PM PDT by
LJPenney
To: presidio9
Not quite starship troopers yet. The suit is too light on the armor because it lacks 'waldoes' to enhance human limb power, but it will internalize all the electronics from hand-held and weapon mounted equipment by weaving them into the uniform itself and help aclimatize soldiers to a wider range of environmental conditions.
20 posted on
08/25/2003 12:02:37 PM PDT by
.cnI redruM
(Nothing Is More Vile Than A BLowhard With Halitosis! - redruM)
To: presidio9
Yawn. Heinlein thought this up in 1959's "Starship Troopers." He also described the "heads-up display" currently found in fighter aircraft.
21 posted on
08/25/2003 12:05:35 PM PDT by
CholeraJoe
(If Rudy Bakhtiar had no teeth, could she still lie through her gums?)
To: presidio9
The big question: WHAT WILL POWER IT???
It MUST be nuclear, or wouldn't last more than an hour or so in battle. And it would be hard to find an outlet to rechange the damn thing in the desert.
To: presidio9
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Is it bear-proof?
To: presidio9
38 posted on
08/25/2003 2:27:28 PM PDT by
Liberal Classic
(Quemadmoeum gladis nemeinum occidit, occidentis telum est.)
To: presidio9
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That's all I have to say about it...
MD
43 posted on
08/25/2003 5:53:13 PM PDT by
MikeD
(He lives! He walks! He conquers!)
To: presidio9
Show me a bulletproof suit, and I'll pop that balloon. Better living through superior ballistics.
50 posted on
08/26/2003 10:22:47 AM PDT by
TexasRepublic
(Liberal = Socialist = Communist)
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