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Futureweapons
I have caught this show on Discovery and the Military channel a few times. Being a military brat myself, i still have an interest in a lot of the gadgets and toys that the various branches of the US military use, so i figured this would be an interesting place to discuss your favorite old and especially new ways of killing our fellow man. (Ok, maybe not favorite. Bad coice of words, but the ones you find most interesting)
Now, to get things straight before any war discussions begin, I dont like the current war, and i dont think we should still be there, BUT, I think that war is a reality of life, and having the edge, and especially the ability to end a conflict brutally and quickly is important.
It drives me NUTS that we have the power to end engagements quickly, but politicians choose to drag the out for years.
At any rate, the technology is interesting.
F-22 Raptor. i have been following this thing since i first heard about it back in the early nineties. it is incredible, combining stealth technology, with the ability to cruise at greater than the speed of sound (it doesnt use afterburners for speeds up to 1.5 mach, meaning it burns much less fuel than conventional mach speed aiorcraft). It also uses vectored thrust to enhance maneuverability, so it can actually make multiple turns INSIDE the turn radius of other aitcraft.
The show i was watching yesterday said that four fighters against an f-22 is not even close to being a fair fight, the Raptors can easily take out the other 4 with minimal effort.
Metalstorm. Australia is home to some really cool things (Funnelwebs, koalas, Cheeba), but how about a gun that can fire 1 million rounds a minute?! This thing is just scary. the same company also makes a grenade launcher that can fire a few hundred rounds a minute... regodamndiculous.
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