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- pintomp3, on 11/22/2008, -7/+54or just bring them home.
- Dumbledorito, on 11/22/2008, -3/+50Video game bots have had this for years. No matter how far away I am, they magically know exactly where I'm shooting from.
- ProfessorLX, on 11/22/2008, -2/+26this article reminds me of in the movie predator when arnold throws the rock and the predator reverse calculates the trajectory and shoots a laser blast in his general direction. goddamn infrared vision made it pretty hard for those guys in that jungle.. pretty hard indeed.
- pitdog, on 11/22/2008, -1/+25Best anti-sniper device - another sniper.
- phenom2k7, on 11/22/2008, -1/+22At 2,500 a pop, not a ***** chance.
British troops can't even get essential gear like body armour. - godphase3, on 11/22/2008, -8/+25This is great, now we just have to get this on the gear of every single one of our men and women in uniform.
- inactive, on 11/22/2008, -1/+18or a melee attack with a knife
- poidh, on 11/22/2008, -0/+16Or a bomb dropped from a plane.
- poidh, on 11/22/2008, -0/+16Did that film seem particularly real to you?
- darkstorm777, on 11/22/2008, -1/+16DONT SNIPE ME BRO!
- neillt, on 11/22/2008, -0/+15I just came back from Iraq, and we have this stuff on our MRAPs in a vehicle mounted version. It's called a Boomerang. We have had those for a few years now.
To be able to attach it to your gear somewhere is pretty cool. That's really what the story is. - DigSomeMore, on 11/22/2008, -2/+16Straight from the MI6 labs. cool
- avaugha4, on 11/22/2008, -0/+12Fortunately snipers over there aren't terribly good. First shot hits are not the norm. The sniper's advantage over there is tons of cover and concealment from many buildings. This removes that advantage almost completely, as he will likely have a couple M203 shells and a few hundred rifle rounds shoved down his throat within about 5 seconds of his first shot.
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..................................., - poidh, on 11/22/2008, -2/+12I don't think you need it on every single soldier.
- nubbz51, on 11/22/2008, -3/+13No, they have another device that can read the minds of everyone within 2.5 miles and determine whether they are about to snipe.
- renatoc8, on 11/22/2008, -0/+9What, you listen to enemy fire and determine their position? now that's a skill.
- OutlawSundown, on 11/22/2008, -0/+9Or an Abrams tank.
- inactive, on 11/22/2008, -1/+8im living in Australia and they've had boomerangs over here for yonks
- avaugha4, on 11/22/2008, -1/+8Likely uses the differing pressure and acoustic signatures of the rounds typically used in enemy weapons. Ask any soldier who has been over there, or anyone who shoots a lot... a 7.62x39 AK round sounds a lot different than a 7.62x51 or a 5.56 fired from coalition weapons, even at range.
- saejinn, on 11/22/2008, -0/+6I'm interested to see what kind of device NATO comes up with to counter their own invention.
- carshadfan, on 11/22/2008, -0/+5aimbot
- Heteroclite, on 11/22/2008, -1/+6Interestingly, the picture associated with the article shows a silenced weapon. At 1000 yards this technology will be hard pressed to 'hear' anything from a well silenced weapon. The good news is that poorly designed silencers affect the accuracy and ballistics of the weapon. As long as we keep fighting poorly equipped and trained insurgents, this technology may be enough.
- Fartbandit, on 11/22/2008, -0/+5There are a few crack shots out there amongst the insurgents but the vast majority have neither the training nor the equipment to be of much use. I think that's what avaugha4 was basically trying to say. As my best friends bro in law says 'they cant shoot for *****'. :)
- brown2hm, on 11/22/2008, -1/+6Hey this is what I do! Pretty cool to see it pop up on digg.
- Slackdragon, on 11/22/2008, -0/+5A "Future Weapons" segment on the Boomerang Sniper Detection System.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYgsGoAlb1s
Cheers to the Brits having made something smaller and more viable. - NodOfficer, on 11/22/2008, -0/+4Hm. I've seen Dragonskin armor before, but unfortunately, it was on a TV show that is known to overhype everything presented on it.
- TiMMY8765, on 11/22/2008, -1/+6bullets travel faster than the speed of sound, so you still get a sonic boom. unless you are shooting subsonic rounds, which aren't really a good option for a sniper. suppressors aren't like in games or movies
- inactive, on 11/22/2008, -0/+5that guy is such a ***** creepy weirdo
i bet he sticks his ***** in a bucket of grenades every night - kelmaster1, on 11/22/2008, -2/+7It's greate how everyone relates this to video games.
- rxbudian, on 11/22/2008, -1/+6Finally... High Tech combat device that did NOT come from the US on the news...
- oxymoron69, on 11/22/2008, -0/+5Sounds more like technology from first person shooters. You get shot at in most modern FPSs and you can see a bit of red that relates to the direction of attack...
It's awesome to see FPS fragging tech come to real life instead of just the other way around. - cybrguy, on 11/22/2008, -0/+4Funny thing; I heard about this 8 months ago, from military personnel who returned to fort hood. Its been in the field, just maybe not widely deployed. Or this new version is better than the old one. Or it just now was de-classified.
- inactive, on 11/22/2008, -1/+5ProfessorLX:
hahah great post - AbsurdWreckage, on 11/22/2008, -0/+4Anti-Sniper device: .50cal BMG Barrett M82A1 and a pair of eyes.
- kelmaster1, on 11/22/2008, -1/+5they already have this technology, just not on every soldier. They use it with RPGs and mortars, they have computer systems in some artillery guns that automatically triangulate and return fire before the enemy round even hits.
- B5tKUnT1, on 11/22/2008, -0/+4exactly. that device is called an airplane!
- fxu1989, on 11/22/2008, -3/+7>>"It is all about saving guys' lives,"
How about ending this stupid war? Sounds like the most effective solution.
(Damn comment box is jumping) - inactive, on 11/22/2008, -0/+4Yeah, those soldiers will end up getting kicked.
- Slackdragon, on 11/22/2008, -0/+4Boomerang. That moniker is so appropriate on so many levels.
- runnernerd, on 11/22/2008, -0/+3You still have to get shot at first.
- EdwardMass, on 11/22/2008, -3/+6Team Fortress 2 just got harder.
- Beeferr, on 11/22/2008, -0/+3I KNO U HACK FGT LEAVE B4 TEH ADMIN BANS U
- TheKitchenSinkX, on 11/22/2008, -0/+3Hold up. It audibly announces it? That seems like it might give YOU away. Hopefully you can toggle that.
- cybrguy, on 11/22/2008, -1/+4Lets hope so. I didn't vote for him, but the last thing we want is people trying to kill our new president. PERIOD. If someone doesn't like him, then they need to speak with their voice and their vote.
- wtrwlkr, on 11/22/2008, -1/+4You're right, troll. I'm a murderer. Just like everyone who puts on a uniform. In fact, while i'm not replying to trolls on digg, I furiously masturbate to the pictures of the victims I took after murdered them.
- cuoops, on 11/22/2008, -0/+3They already have these in on their vehicles. This is just smaller version from another company.
http://www.defense-update.com/products/b/Boomerang ... - Fartbandit, on 11/22/2008, -0/+3Or a spy using backstab.
"Just let your weapons down and walk away!" - PhailQuail, on 11/22/2008, -1/+4Or a ninja
- Slackdragon, on 11/22/2008, -1/+4When you're in a literal fight, your knuckles may get cut and bloody. But you don't stick them in your pockets until the last thug hits the floor.
In the middle of a fight is not time to wince and cringe over every little cut and abrasion.
In the grand scheme of things, this war has seen the least casualties for a prolonged engagement ever. More lives, just as valuable and painful to their families, were lost in any number of hour-long engagements in WWI and II. And our forces today volunteer for the duty. -
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