A Camera, a Gun and a Computer Geek

The problem with all that shit is the inventors/designers never had to
lug it along climbing in and out of a HMMWV or Bradley; never tried to
use it kicking down doors.

Area Denial is only as good as the IFF. Another hunk of shit for a grunt
to lug around. You gotta' have a transponder or your own robots will
shoot the shit out of you.

 

More frikin' shit to break the springs.

 

And an automatic "sentry" pointer & shooter could be an accessory to a
DSLR.

 

Yikes, Terminators are just a step away...

 

Sounds good for spare time, but when living in an foxhole and shitting
in your helmet, spare time was an unaffordble commodity - that's why we
were so eager to kill something so we could "clean house". We
delivered our ordinance wearing our boots. If we were still wearing
them after the bang, mission accomplished. Back then, a smart bomb was
a hand-thrown satchel charge with a unpredictable toaster timer. Some
of us burned the toast and went home sooner than others.

I like good restaurants, especially when you can see the name of the
place *before* you order.

 

And that has what to do with the discusion? The guy designed an automated
sentry weapon, not a remote controlled one.

 

It's a really piss poor image, but that looks like the rear end of an
old US Army M-60 Tank. So, just how good is the discrimination circuit
that keeps it from shooting at the good guys (defined: good guys = our
guys)?

From what little I could see in the video it does a grand job of
shooting up our own stuff. Is it "smart" enough to know to NOT shoot our
own stuff?

 

Some sort of IFF might solve that problem.

 

More shit you got to carry around, and since it's gonna' be made by the
lowest bidder (assuming it is actually bid out), it's gonna' break when
you need it most.

 

Me too, but it'd work better with a Glock.
OTOH paint balls are more fun and the target can be reused ... with
enough persuasation.

Roger

 

What? You never heard the litany, "This for work this is for fun"...
"This is my weapon and this is my gun"...

Roger

Roger