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Chibibar
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/26/tech/main6521339.shtml
Wow.... that is pretty awesome stuff.
Wow.... that is pretty awesome stuff.
Yikes! Shego is probably going to get one of these (DARPA sniper scope one shot)
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Soliloquy
Is it odd that, for years now, whenever I've seen the word/acronym "DARPA" I think of Decoy Octopus?
didn't read the article, but I'm hoping it's the new high-tech scope that comes with a computer system that has a wind meter thingy on it and you put int he distance of the shot, how hard the wind is blowing (the computer gives you that info) the type of round being used and it gives you the info to put into the scope
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yup! also it is not infrared so it can't be detected. It suppose to use some laser to determine most of the info and such. So when you see the dot, you should hit it.
So, you don't have to be a "good shot" anymore? Just point-and-click? I can see how it would make a sniper's life a bit easier, but there's surely a downside to this tech.
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Chibibar
Newb wanna-be?
Electronics can always fail, and if it does you'll still have to be a "good shot" to get the job done.. I doubt they would lower the standards because of this new tech.
Electronics can always fail, and if it does you'll still have to be a "good shot" to get the job done.. I doubt they would lower the standards because of this new tech.[/QUOTE]
Not to mention the simple fact that a Sniper does more than just shot people.
*nod* A sniper is also a recon role too
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Element 117
Screw Shego. I want one. /drool
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You do realize what you have just willingly opened yourself up to there, shooting off like that.
But what good does it do her when you keep polishing your eye with it, Susan?
Necronic
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I am having a hard time believing that this could actually work. First lets look at this quote for the "one shot" system:
I dunno....I don't buy it. Just seems like some more Land Warrior prototype stuff that may be the beginning of something we see 20 years from now, but for right now....meh.
If they are hoping for 6 out of 10 I would guess that 3 out of 10 is more likely (brass has a bad habit of buying into the hype). Even if 6 out of 10 was right I have a very hard time believing that's the stat for the full 7 miles. I'm also curious how you could accurately map an ever changing wind profile in such a way as to let someone know where to shoot right when they do. Or how you can shoot a tight beam laser 7 miles without having it get diffracted by all the garbage that would be in the air.
I dunno....I don't buy it. Just seems like some more Land Warrior prototype stuff that may be the beginning of something we see 20 years from now, but for right now....meh.
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0.7 miles is plausible. 7 miles, yea. I can see the skepticism.
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Yea. but right now all the neat stuff they are planning to put into it. It would be awesome. I have to agree that it won't replace the skilled sharpshooter, it will enhance them. I am still in awe of the snipers taking out pirates of Somalia
can you imagine with these scope in their hands? 
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Carpet bombs.
7 miles just isn't plausible with regular ammunition - gravity will pull the slug down far before that. Even the largest practical man-fireable cartridges have a maximum effective range of 3500 meters, tops. And that's your 25-30mm shells, not .50 BMG or .416 Chey-tac type ammunition.
The limit to sniper weapons has never been optics, it's been the grade of ammunition. Reliable match-grade ammunition is the biggest key to sub-MOA accuracy, not the viewer. A scope like this might help with target acquisition, but in terms of shooting, I don't see it.
Besides, eliminating the spotter is a BAD IDEA. Spotters don't just highlight targets and feed the shooter environmental conditions, they overwatch the area and provide security for the shooter - the spotter will have a regular battle rifle while the shooter has a sniper/DPM weapon. Also, it allows the team to switch roles, which is essential - after a certain length of time of concentration, the brain basically stops accepting new information and you space out. Sniper/Spotter teams switch off responsibilities to prevent that kind of burn out.
The limit to sniper weapons has never been optics, it's been the grade of ammunition. Reliable match-grade ammunition is the biggest key to sub-MOA accuracy, not the viewer. A scope like this might help with target acquisition, but in terms of shooting, I don't see it.
Besides, eliminating the spotter is a BAD IDEA. Spotters don't just highlight targets and feed the shooter environmental conditions, they overwatch the area and provide security for the shooter - the spotter will have a regular battle rifle while the shooter has a sniper/DPM weapon. Also, it allows the team to switch roles, which is essential - after a certain length of time of concentration, the brain basically stops accepting new information and you space out. Sniper/Spotter teams switch off responsibilities to prevent that kind of burn out.
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