Invisible Tanks, Planes and Armor Could Hit Battlefields in 5 Years

[Hitman]

Hey the good part of this is how the costs for developing 3D war games could sink, can you imagine what the 3D modellers for wargames will be doing for a living in some years?

[Krauter]

True, but it still looks like the white 'paint' ( Think that's what it is..) that Soviet Subs had on their Bow..



Note the white/reflective stuff on the bow?

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by Krauter

True, but it still looks like the white 'paint' ( Think that's what it is..) that Soviet Subs had on their Bow..



Note the white/reflective stuff on the bow?

I get what you're saying. To me, though, the sail doesn't look like a Ruskie boat.

[bookworm_020]

I can see problems, how will the troops find their tanks after a night out?

[Kaye T. Bai]

I wonder what happens when the "invisible" plating gets hit by a .50 BMG round.

[UnderseaLcpl]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that there is no way that anyone is going to make this happen, let alone the broke-ass British, in 5 years.

The problem with adaptive camoflauge is that it is both heavy and remarkably useless when it comes to absorbing fire. AFVs might be able to mount it in two decades or so, at great cost, but an infantryman wouldn't even be able to carry the power source effectively, nor would he want to. Infantry are terribly difficult to hit under even the best circumstances, which is why we rely on things like thermal imaging, artillery, air strikes, and automatic weapons, any of which would render adaptive camoflauge useless.

I hate to be a pessimist, but this just isn't going to happen.

[Kaye T. Bai]

Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

I hate to be a pessimist, but this just isn't going to happen.

Maybe it's for the best.

[Hakahura]

Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that there is no way that anyone is going to make this happen, let alone the broke-ass British, in 5 years.

The problem with adaptive camoflauge is that it is both heavy and remarkably useless when it comes to absorbing fire. AFVs might be able to mount it in two decades or so, at great cost, but an infantryman wouldn't even be able to carry the power source effectively, nor would he want to. Infantry are terribly difficult to hit under even the best circumstances, which is why we rely on things like thermal imaging, artillery, air strikes, and automatic weapons, any of which would render adaptive camoflauge useless.

I hate to be a pessimist, but this just isn't going to happen.

Yes we're broke.

I believe things were even worse for us when we came up with a couple of war winners you might not have heard of....

Radar ?
Colosuss ?

Both pretty far fetched and impossible at the time ?

Innovation does not come out your pocket.

Lots of other things come out your pocket, but that might take us off topic to a dark place best not discussed or thought of.

[Castout]

Originally Posted by Kaye T. Bai

I wonder what happens when the "invisible" plating gets hit by a .50 BMG round.

It will tear a hole which gets drawn to the other side adaptive camouflage plating.


It's no invisibility......long way to that.

If this technology doesn't cut it into military I can see its usage in decorating walls. Who wants changing wallpaper in your bedroom? or watching movie the size of your wall!

[Skybird]

Invisible Tanks, Planes and Armor

Isn't that considered a cheat...?

Anyhow, I am against it. Playing SBP and two hours staring at an empty screen, then suddenly die, is no fun. Players could also misunderstand it and take their hardware to the shop for repairs.