max power 21 Posted June 1, 2012 It's easier to simulate something you have data for. If no one has data for it, then you can make a best guess and no one is the wiser. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
instagoat 133 Posted June 1, 2012 Can´t really properly simulate modern military equipment either, because a lot of the data, especially where composite armour such as Chobham is concerned is classified. All you basically know is approximate thickness, and then you have to read lots of reports and figure out what is made up and what isn´t. Hard data always helps, but only if it´s documented. With new equipment, you need to look at old equipment, see what capability improvements the new gear gives, and then estimate from there. It´s challenging all around, no matter which way you take. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
s1zzl3 1 Posted June 1, 2012 Perhaps Bohemia's vision of future warfare isn't so outrageous after all, take a look at what former Operation Desert Storm hospital commander and DARPA researcher Dr Richard Satava envisions warfare will be like 20 or 30 years from now."he's sitting in an office in Washington operating a surgical robot which is poised to operate on a solider wounded in Afghanistan 10800 kilometres away. That soldier has life-threatening injuries and to prevent blood loss or damage to his organs, he is injected with a solution that puts him into a temporary state of suspended animation. He needs an organ transplant, so Satava instructs the computer built into the surgical robot to print one using the soldier's stem cells." http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/technology-news/the-outrageous-surgeon-20120601-1zlqx.html Which is amusing because we're currently working on all that - suspended animation to prevent bloodloss, 3D printing is getting more and more popular, and people have already 3D printed organs. Remote-operating robots are a thing too. Crazy, just not full-blown fielded yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sektor 2 Posted June 1, 2012 And what if they start making robot soldiers? For example Terminator was set in 2029, Blade runner in 2019. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paecmaker 23 Posted June 1, 2012 And what if they start making robot soldiers? For example Terminator was set in 2029, Blade runner in 2019. It will probably take some time until we got robot soldiers. First they need to be mobile enough as well as having good survivability. The thing is if they should be independent or controlled by humans. However we will probably see robots in more supporting roles and as vehicle based systems(controlled or independent). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panda_pl 0 Posted June 1, 2012 having good survivability Robot soldiers you say? The idea is not to make them better than manned vehicles, it's to make them cheap and disposable. It's like the land mine of 21st century. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
metalcraze 290 Posted June 2, 2012 Or Javelin. $80.000 rocket seems expensive, but it takes out a $2 mln tank. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pvtdancer 5 Posted June 4, 2012 Nice post! I love the comparison pics good work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dingo8 1 Posted June 5, 2012 Imagine if BI decided to include the Zumwalt class destroyer (DDG-1000): I can picture all the countless complaints about how implausible and too futuristic it supposedly looks. :rolleyes: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steakslim 1 Posted June 5, 2012 In it's own way it would be funny to witness the butt-frustration over it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Dingo8 1 Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) Eventho your picture isn't real. The real one looks just as weird.http://www.armybase.us/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/zumwalt-destroyer.jpg Isn't that just a better quality 3D rendering? A news article I read earlier claimed the first is planned to be delivered in 2014. EDIT: Oh wait, it actually looks like a different model in your image. Edited June 5, 2012 by Dingo8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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nikeleye 10 Posted June 5, 2012 No way that its not real. I mean look at the sea around the destroyer. If thats not real I'm going to eat my PC. xD Hate to burst your bubble but DDG-1000 is nowhere near finished yet, much less pulling some knots somewhere in the mid-Atlantic. Plenty of other realistic looking renders over on Global Security. The latest video of it was very cool though (below), showing one of the hull sections being moved - it's a weird looking beast, would love to see it in ArmA 3 (daydreaming). http://www.military.com/video/logistics-and-supplies/naval-equipment/uss-zumwalt-rolls-out-of-ultra-hall/1549046395001/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dingo8 1 Posted June 5, 2012 No way that its not real. I mean look at the sea around the destroyer. If thats not real I'm going to eat my PC. xD Enjoy your meal! ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dm 9 Posted June 5, 2012 it's a weird looking beast fugly is a word i'd use Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Yeti1 1 Posted June 6, 2012 Great post by the way, when I looked at some of the real weapons 'Arma' sprung into my mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
max power 21 Posted June 7, 2012 [ATTACH=CONFIG]164[/ATTACH] Looks like something based on a YAHBON-R UAV. http://adcom-systems.com/Image/YAHBON-R/Yabhon_RMain.png (202 kB) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slatts 1978 Posted June 7, 2012 Do I see USAF and Iranian roundels/symbols on that UAV? US wings/star on the left wing, green white red on the leading edge of the wings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
purepassion 22 Posted June 7, 2012 [ATTACH=CONFIG]164[/ATTACH]Looks like something based on a YAHBON-R UAV. http://adcom-systems.com/Image/YAHBON-R/Yabhon_RMain.png (202 kB) Excellent Max, good find! I can definitely use that :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soul_assassin 1723 Posted June 7, 2012 Do I see USAF and Iranian roundels/symbols on that UAV?US wings/star on the left wing, green white red on the leading edge of the wings now that would be weird :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
max power 21 Posted June 7, 2012 I think they are just fuel caps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dm 9 Posted June 7, 2012 The 2035 MH-6, sorry "AH-9" with no MELB upgrades makes me sad... (as seen in the E3 helicopter demos) No 6 bladed main rotor, no 4 bladed tail rotor, steam gauges in the cockpit (and not MFDs) , civilian style white cockpit complete with brown leather grab handles... These upgrades (along with a bunch of other "under the skin" stuff) willl be applie to all the A/MH-6's (bringing them to A/MH-6M standard) in US Army service over the next 10-15 years, making what they've got in A3 a bit behind the times... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liquidpinky 11 Posted June 7, 2012 The 2035 MH-6, sorry "AH-9" with no MELB upgrades makes me sad... (as seen in the E3 helicopter demos)No 6 bladed main rotor, no 4 bladed tail rotor, steam gauges in the cockpit (and not MFDs) , civilian style white cockpit complete with brown leather grab handles... These upgrades (along with a bunch of other "under the skin" stuff) willl be applie to all the A/MH-6's (bringing them to A/MH-6M standard) in US Army service over the next 10-15 years, making what they've got in A3 a bit behind the times... The A3 one is the ToH heli, with no changes visible at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
