America, has some REALLY cool toy's

Mr. Daystar · May 23, 2022

https://www.heraldweekly.com/the-most-bizarre-weapons-used-by-u-s-navy-units/51?xcmg=1

Some of these things look like they came right off of an Imperial Star Cruiser. I know some have been around a while, because they are that good, and some will be getting replaced soon. Sig Sauer just won a bid to replace all existing battle rifles, and they also have the contract to replace the current sniper rifle, with a innovative 3 caliber, interchangeable barrel system. The SEAL teams seem to get different equipment, because typical troops are not issued H&K, or Glock. Some of the things on the list you can actually buy, if you have the dough ray me. But the stuff you can't, I am damn glad we have it on our side. I know there side has scary bad ass stuff too, that's ok, as long as we do too.

tvstrip · May 23, 2022

The concept of guided ordinance has always fascinated me. Like, how do you "laser-guide" a bomb that basically has no propulsion? Just adjusting the fins? I know we have missiles with cameras & heat sensors, but it still begs the question how it can track a moving target (even moving faster than the speed of sound) and make the mechanical adjustments to pinpoint the target.

And have we not miniaturized this tech so that we can shoot laser-guided bullets?

Mr. Daystar · May 23, 2022

No we haven't, and in my opinion, we won't. I think they'll work on plasma rifles, and off the wall shit like that. It would cost to much per round to put guidance in it, and I don't know how they could protect it from the concussion of an exploding propellant. They might have to move to rail gun operation, and I don't know how small they can make that yet.
The smart bombs and missiles are amazing to me too. I'm sure there has to be some parameters on where and how they drop them, if they want the accuracy they get, in some of the more compact munitions, but those Tomahawks, are unbelievable the way they skim terrain, and follow set paths. What's really bad ass, is a B52 bomber can drop several, and they will all go off and do their own individual job,

tvstrip · May 23, 2022

Mr. Daystar said:
It would cost to much per round to put guidance in it,

The ability to kill a single target, even among a crowd with no collateral damage would be well worth it. (Obviously you'd have to look at some sort of jacket to ensure that the bullet stays in the target and doesn't hit anyone behind them). Imagine all the targets of opportunity that got away because the risk of collateral was too big? The mental stress of knowing that just because you are with innocents will no longer protect you would totally wreck any target that needs to get out in public.

I don't know how reliable the sources are, but I thought they had developed working prototypes of guided bullets. At the very least, I think we assume DARPA/Etc is working on it.

The electronics on guided weapons survive not only the propellant, but also the delivery to the target at supersonic speeds, dealing with all the adjustments along the way. Come to think of it, I wonder how much these can adjust their trajectory. Like, if they miss a target, do they actually boomerang back and try again?

Theopolis Q. Hossenffer · May 23, 2022