Comments on: Land Warrior Battle Brief

By: kqn

kqn — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:37:11 +0000

I hope someone is looking at non Li-ion batteries. Lithium is mainly found in Blovia, not exactly friend of the US, and China. That is 70–80% of the world supply I recall. No batteries, these systems will just be boat anchors

By: txzen

txzen — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:57:44 +0000

Good point. The 12x gun camera could be great. The ability to lase a target while at the same time sended your position and the position of the target up the chain of command including pictures of the target really could make thing better now. GPS + Laser Range Finder + Radio are already around and making it simpler and faster would be great.

By: cenobyte40k

cenobyte40k — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:47:41 +0000

Our military is small in size compared to the emerging superpowers so we will not be able to play the numbers game like WWII if it comes to that. We have to be perpared to fight the smarter fight.
In the city fight, surounded by civilans we can’t use our overwelming firepower. Again we need to fight he smarter fight.
We really need this kind of R&D. Sure it is not all that hot now but it’s getting better all the time. Remember, everyone thought the airplane was not all that useful in war.

By: txzen

txzen — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:46:49 +0000

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/4215715.html?page=2
There is an article by Noah with first hand experience with the Land Warrior FCS. I really wonder how well these things are doing over there.

By: txzen

txzen — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:16:15 +0000

Didn’t I read something on there where the gun camera had a 1 second lag and the blue force tracker had a minute lag?

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 23:09:34 +0000

“Mounted directly behind the sight, the OAVD can also be swiveled to a redundant position on the side of the weapon to allow normal on-axis use of the sight. The OAVD can be rotated back into place behind the sight with one hand, or removed and stored in the soldier’s webbing.“
Alas, too cheap, too simple etc. But seriously, the idea behind Landwarrior is worth pursuing and even a story like this from the marketingboys at the DoD is of great interest. I am only a sucker for the really simple and unorthodox solutions like this OAVD or duct tape (that ad at the bottom of the page .….)

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:35:02 +0000

Yes I know, Landwarrior is not about a scope, a computer or whatever, but about the concept. It’s not about evolution but about revolution. The concept itself is very interesting and I hope something usefull comes out of it.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:33:29 +0000

I think this is important technology. Should it be in the field right now? With the issues the system has (weight, computing power)? Probably not.
But I think they realized if they did not get something out into the field and operate it under real world conditions, the whole program would go into the scrap heap.
Which would be a shame considering the potential.
And as for the Australian sight, I agree it is a simpler solution. But the digital,gun mounted one will eventually allow for NVG and infrared (or one of the systems they are developing which combines the best aspects of both) to be built in.
New technology is allowing for charging of batteries from a distance (Just read it in Popular Mechanics. Concept being you could place sensors all over your house and keep them working with wireless power). It may be possible to reduce the battery size if the Stryker Generated wireless power for the troops.
All of this new technology will not be tried if there is not at least a program in place to do so.
So common, we all had a Tandy 1000 at one time. They were just about useless, but today I am posting this comment on a site and you are reading it.
–Dennis

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:20:13 +0000

“The aussies can look around the corner too.“
What a brilliant solution! All they have to do is stop, attach the scope, peek, take the scope off EVERY time they want to look around the corner! Or maybe they can just keep it on all time and just stand at right angles to their targets all the time.
Hope it’s dummy corded.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:26:37 +0000

The aussies can look around the corner too. It’s just an extension to their standard scope (making it L-shaped) and probably costs 3 dollar 15. So the idea will not be accepted by the US army, because: it is not an American, overly complex, overweight and overpriced piece of equipment.