Invisible Tanks by 2012?

P_Funk · 10-31-07, 07:34 PM

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1811
Don't get too exited since that image is a 'what if', but apparently this is real...

Chock · 10-31-07, 07:38 PM

This probably means that the export versions of tanks will only be in panned and scanned and the superior domestic versions will be widescreen 2:1 anamorphic:rotfl:

Chock

kiwi_2005 · 10-31-07, 08:08 PM

I was playing Crysis demo the other day and it got me thinking now only if the milatary came up with a Crysis suit for the infantry, surely they can do this. It amazes me how with todays modern techonology our soldiers still go out to battle in cotten clothing some lucky enough to wear upper body armor thats still flimsy as. Forget about spending billions on space techonology use the money to invent a Crysis full body suit

P_Funk · 10-31-07, 08:50 PM

Well I'm pretty sure that the new digital camo that Canadian and American soldiers are wearing has some organic ability deflect infrared signatures. So thats not quite JUST cotton.

I can see crysis suits for Spec Ops but imagine funding a few Middle-Eastern wars of occupation at the cost of those! Lets see... what would it cost to have 150 thousand crysis suits... :p

JSLTIGER · 10-31-07, 09:00 PM

Given that Crysis is set in 2020, I see no reason why this technology would not be possible by then. The real trick will be creating the power source to keep it running...contrary to what Duracell would have you believe, battery technology has not come all that far in the last twenty years, without a substantial breakthrough, it seems unlikely that things will change anytime soon.

P_Funk · 10-31-07, 09:07 PM

Yes that does seem to be the case. Usually ideas for technology far outstrip the availability of necessary materials. A good example is railguns. Those things are insane (using electrical current like in electro-magnets to propel projectiles to really high speed without a conventional propellant). The only problem is that one or two shots wears out the rails!

Just think of all the secret half-finished designs in the bowels of agencies and development firms all over the world. I might be a lefty-pascifist-america-hating-uponfreedomshatting-bolshevik, but this stuff still turns my crank (to borrow from my grandpa's nomenclature).

Skybird · 11-01-07, 04:36 PM

"And why the hell is this thread not being started in my beloved tank forum...???"

10-31-07, 07:34 PM	#1
P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	Invisible Tanks by 2012? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1811 Don't get too exited since that image is a 'what if', but apparently this is real... __________________

10-31-07, 07:38 PM	#2
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This probably means that the export versions of tanks will only be in panned and scanned and the superior domestic versions will be widescreen 2:1 anamorphic:rotfl: Chock __________________

10-31-07, 08:08 PM	#3
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	I was playing Crysis demo the other day and it got me thinking now only if the milatary came up with a Crysis suit for the infantry, surely they can do this. It amazes me how with todays modern techonology our soldiers still go out to battle in cotten clothing some lucky enough to wear upper body armor thats still flimsy as. Forget about spending billions on space techonology use the money to invent a Crysis full body suit __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

10-31-07, 08:50 PM	#4
P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	Well I'm pretty sure that the new digital camo that Canadian and American soldiers are wearing has some organic ability deflect infrared signatures. So thats not quite JUST cotton. I can see crysis suits for Spec Ops but imagine funding a few Middle-Eastern wars of occupation at the cost of those! Lets see... what would it cost to have 150 thousand crysis suits... :p __________________

10-31-07, 09:00 PM	#5
JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Given that Crysis is set in 2020, I see no reason why this technology would not be possible by then. The real trick will be creating the power source to keep it running...contrary to what Duracell would have you believe, battery technology has not come all that far in the last twenty years, without a substantial breakthrough, it seems unlikely that things will change anytime soon. __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home

10-31-07, 09:07 PM	#6
P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	Yes that does seem to be the case. Usually ideas for technology far outstrip the availability of necessary materials. A good example is railguns. Those things are insane (using electrical current like in electro-magnets to propel projectiles to really high speed without a conventional propellant). The only problem is that one or two shots wears out the rails! Just think of all the secret half-finished designs in the bowels of agencies and development firms all over the world. I might be a lefty-pascifist-america-hating-uponfreedomshatting-bolshevik, but this stuff still turns my crank (to borrow from my grandpa's nomenclature). __________________

11-01-07, 04:36 PM	#7
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,680 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	"And why the hell is this thread not being started in my beloved tank forum...???" __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.