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Future Weapons

Started by James McMurray, February 11, 2007, 12:54:41 PM

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James McMurray

February 11, 2007, 12:54:41 PM
Anyone curious about what that doofus James McMurray does for a living check out the February 19th episode of Future Weapons at 9pm on the Discovery Channel. I work on the NLOS launcher.

http://dsc.discovery.com/tvlistings/episode.jsp?episode=7&cpi=25429&gid=0&channel=DSC

Ian Absentia

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February 11, 2007, 01:29:03 PM
NLOS?  Noodle Launcher - Optically Sighted?

!i!

peteramthor

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February 11, 2007, 01:57:04 PM
Will have to watch that.  I actually like the show but just don't seem to get much time to watch television that much anymore.  But I'll make time to see this one.
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February 11, 2007, 05:48:16 PM
Quote from: Ian AbsentiaNLOS?  Noodle Launcher - Optically Sighted?

!i!

Very close. In fact, if you hadn't been the exact opposite you'd have hit it on the head. :)

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Ian Absentia

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February 11, 2007, 10:28:41 PM
But it actually launches noodles?  Cool!  Lamentably, I don't have cable and won't be able to see it in action.

!i!

James McMurray

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February 11, 2007, 11:41:22 PM
Yes. With military costs mounting and death tolls being so poorly accepted by the world media, the US government has decided to try and win hearts and mind with Ramen instead of Napalm.

Ian Absentia

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February 12, 2007, 01:08:51 AM
Hey, there's a lot to be said for that tactic.  Well-fed people don't have nearly as much incentive to go to war.

Also, I was only half joking about the noodle launcher, as I know there have been a number of (quite controversial) modern developments in non-lethal weaponry.  Wrapping someone up in a noodle from 30 meters seems like a fine idea (well, until they suffocate as a result, which leads to the aforementioned controversy).

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Hastur T. Fannon

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February 12, 2007, 05:34:12 AM
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Clucking bell!  The LAM is basically a Culture knife missile!
 

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February 12, 2007, 07:32:43 AM
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Dominus Nox volunteers as a test target.:D
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James McMurray

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February 12, 2007, 10:08:13 AM
The LAM, while an excellent idea, doesn't actually exist. For whatever reason the administrator types waaay over my head have decided not to develop it yet.

I'm assuming they will at some point because it combines firepower and UAV surveillance capabilities into a single efficient package. I'm really curious to see how the show refers to them, which will depend on how long ago it was filmed.

Hastur T. Fannon

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February 12, 2007, 10:22:06 AM
Quote from: James McMurrayThe LAM, while an excellent idea, doesn't actually exist. For whatever reason the administrator types waaay over my head have decided not to develop it yet.

It could be because there's a lot of overlap between it's capabilities and the existing (and fairly mature) Predator drone and the Predator can attack it's target without blowing a very expensive engine and sensor package up at the same time

If I'm reading this right, the NLOS is designed to fill the gap between the 120mm precision-guided mortar munition and a cruise missile, yes?
 

James McMurray

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February 12, 2007, 10:29:26 AM
Yeah, but without the LAM it's got a lot of overlap with other systems already out there and/or in development. It's an interesting piece of technology, at least from my end of it (the 1s and 0s side), but it could be so much better if it were to work as designed.
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