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TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#12451: May 23rd 2012 at 3:52:21 AM

Double post. Sorry. That DARPA stuff is scary. My usual song that plays when I read this kind of article is playing in my head.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xryhm6YVhk

Because I know that some mad general in the Pentagon got a Terminator endoskeleton built back in the Nineties. Now they are making the skin for it.evil grin

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
#12452: May 23rd 2012 at 5:36:11 AM

Just remember that the members of DARPA don't think like you. Engineers and scientists are the ones that go to a James Bond movie and walk out saying "I want to be Q when I grow up".

Fight smart, not fair.
TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#12453: May 23rd 2012 at 5:51:11 AM

[up]Oh I know that about DARPA. I have thought that their thinking on the Terminator films wasn't on the moral issues involved, but more on the "oh that shit looks cool" spectrum for years, evil grin

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
#12454: May 23rd 2012 at 6:03:43 AM

There's moral issues in Terminator? I thought it was a pretty good sales pitch for unstoppable killer robots myself.

Fight smart, not fair.
Balmung Since: Oct, 2011
dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
#12456: May 23rd 2012 at 6:42:41 AM

I only recently found out that DARPA is a real thing. From what I've seen in the media, it is basically CIA with even more techs. Can anyone give me a simple explanation on what it really is?

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TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#12457: May 23rd 2012 at 6:44:33 AM

[up]Nope, but wikipedia could I think. Let me see...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARPA

A taster: "The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of new technology for use by the military."

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
#12458: May 23rd 2012 at 7:11:30 AM

Less CIA, more the dudes in the James Bond films that build all the gadgets. They don't do much spying to my knowledge, they're almost entirely Rn D.

The pdf you linked had some interesting stuff. The extended casing idea was a neat work around to the blow by issue, the first thing that jumped to my mind was a sabot with an LRP or something in it. I do see they added something similar for their 40mm though.

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dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#12459: May 23rd 2012 at 7:20:00 AM

I was grossly mistaken, it appears.

This photo is three years old, but never fails to make me laugh. This is too silly to be real, even though the circumstance most certainly was not. Is there any penalty for this kind of mistake?

edited 23rd May '12 8:54:14 AM by dRoy

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Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
#12460: May 23rd 2012 at 7:25:21 AM

That guy is never going to live that shit down is he?

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dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#12461: May 23rd 2012 at 7:29:26 AM

EDIT: Never mind, the joke was too juvenile.

edited 23rd May '12 7:30:07 AM by dRoy

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TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#12462: May 23rd 2012 at 8:29:14 AM

Well, at least he was there, and at least he got to tell his folks that he was going to be in the New York Times.

Besides, I remember doing something similar. A general who was going round inspecting an exercise I was involved in flew in on his helicopter, came up to my tent/Land Rover combo and found me and my oppo with our combat jackets off, boots off and put in bergens, trainers on, fleecy jackets on and rifles stowed firmly away. Whilst we had the telly on watching soaps. At the top of a hill above Langholm in the Scottish Borders.

I to this day wonder why me and my oppo were not in a whole heap of shit with our Squadron/Regimental seniors for being improperly dressed when a general officer showed up. Mind you, the general and his acolytes didn't seem to be all that bothered. I recall he was actually giggling at one point in our conversation.

Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
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#12463: May 23rd 2012 at 8:34:32 AM

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Mind you, the general and his acolytes didn't seem to be all that bothered. I recall he was actually giggling at one point in our conversation.

Probably because he'd be doing the same thing, given the chance!

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TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#12464: May 23rd 2012 at 8:53:48 AM

[up]Yeah, probably,8-)

I do recall that it was something he expected Signals troops would pull. Hell, we had comms up in our rebroadcast vehicle, all our masts were up properly, our generator was correctly sited and so on.

The only thing that marred that exercise, on looking back on it, was a guy in a ten-tonner carrying a full load of POL on the back managing to put his truck in a ditch. Right next to our wagon. And having to help the idiot unload the truck so he could get the truck out of the ditch. Which was really big bugger of a one as well. If that truck had went boom, we wouldn't have known anything about it. We didn't actually know it was there until we woke up the following morning, walked out of the tent and had our jaws drop at our new neighbour.

Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
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#12465: May 23rd 2012 at 9:06:17 AM

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I do recall that it was something he expected Signals troops would pull. Hell, we had comms up in our rebroadcast vehicle, all our masts were up properly, our generator was correctly sited and so on.

Same thing REME did — what did you think those tilt frames on the back of the ARVs were for?

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TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#12466: May 23rd 2012 at 9:27:31 AM

[up]Only REME types I knew were in the LAD team. I don't think I ever saw an ARV unless I walked past one in BATUS. Though at the time I must admit I was staring at the A S90s and falling a bit in love with the size of the things.

Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
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#12467: May 23rd 2012 at 9:45:41 AM

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Only REME types I knew were in the LAD team.

Exactly the lot I'm talking about...

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TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#12468: May 23rd 2012 at 10:12:56 AM

They had big Foden and I think Scammell wreckers, but I have no idea what they called them. My regiment wasn't armored, just a helluva lot of Land Rovers.

TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apocalypse from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
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#12469: May 23rd 2012 at 10:20:31 AM

When the shit hits the fan you drop what your doing even if your in your birthday suit.

Who watches the watchmen?
Barkey Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#12470: May 23rd 2012 at 2:39:19 PM

My roomate just linked me to this race, in October there will be one in my area.

I'm going to put a National Guard team together to run in cammies for this, it's going to rock. Boots and uts 5k.. WITH ZOMBIES! It's a shame you can't push, shove, or fight back in any other way.

edited 23rd May '12 2:43:24 PM by Barkey

Joesolo Indiana Solo Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Indiana Solo
#12471: May 23rd 2012 at 2:42:54 PM

they're giving away a free funeral! [lol] My God, Im not sure if thats hilarious or disturbing!

I'm baaaaaaack
Cganale (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#12472: May 23rd 2012 at 2:54:57 PM

I heard about those last year. I would've jumped on it if they let you fight back. This whitey does not play ball with invulnerable zombies.

Joesolo Indiana Solo Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Indiana Solo
#12473: May 23rd 2012 at 2:58:43 PM

They say no weapons of any kind, so I'd assume not.

I do want to do something like that though. I need to look into which colleges have Humans Vs Zombies. [lol]

I'm baaaaaaack
Cganale (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#12474: May 23rd 2012 at 3:00:10 PM

Like I said, I won't play ball if I can't do shit against the zombies. Not that I'm going to full-contact rifle-butt some poor schmuck with fake blood on his face, but they'd better understand that they are not putting hand on me without a fuss.

Barkey Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#12475: May 23rd 2012 at 3:00:53 PM

Doesn't mean I won't front kick one in the heat of battle.

Just talked about it to my friend, we're thinking we could get a full squad of Guardsmen, and all focus on protecting and crowding on one guy who is meant to survive.

I'm not afraid of zombies though, all the really fast people will sign up to be humans, not zombies. I can outpace most of them I bet.

edited 23rd May '12 3:03:06 PM by Barkey


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