Obsolete weapons

"John Keeney" wrote:


"George Ruch" wrote in message
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Possible, but with everything else going on (HUDs, data links, etc.) we're
quickly entering the realm of Heinlein's powered suits from _Starship
Troopers_ (the original book, not the movie). There's a description in
the book of a system that would make a fighter pilot feel right at home.

Power is one of the two or three things that are holding the military
up in adopting exoskeletons: prototypes -or perhaps proof of concept units-
have been demonstrated and they are nothing short of amazing in what
they allow the wearer to do.

Interesting. I'll have to look that up.

power demands, there's a discussion upthread concerning a shortage of
field battery packs. Makes me wonder if we should become even more
technology dependent.

Directed energy weapons are dang near here and power suits might
not be that far behind.

Airborne laser systems, some of the Star Wars stuff. Makes me want very
much to know there's a sane person in control of the fire button.

| George Ruch
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