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Gene2
03-03-2006, 09:35 PM
http://www.janes.com/defence/land_forces/news/jpce/jpce011210_3_p.jpg

What kind of weapon is the OFW soldier in this picture holding? Is it electronic, caseless, etc...? Or, is it just a mock-up?
onefast93z28
03-03-2006, 09:41 PM
looks like a mock-up to me, and an ugly one at that....
Major Maxillary
03-03-2006, 11:14 PM
It's a rubber duck. made to look like "The Basic Combat Infantry Weapon System Of The Future!" or TBCIWSOTF!

It's just a peice of plastic that the guy they doll up as the Future Warrior is given. supposed to have everything DARPA wants in a gun, and nothing that actually works.
haze99
03-04-2006, 06:40 PM
M-5 Super pulse-ray carbine!
LaoSexMachine
03-04-2006, 07:49 PM
M13 Pulse Rifle power by a magic crystal that unicorns crap out.
American Patriot
03-04-2006, 08:20 PM
Phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range.
vajt
03-04-2006, 10:51 PM
That's an old picture...for the latest picture of the Future Force Warrior 2010 check out this link...

http://www.natick.army.mil/soldier/media/photo/ffw/ffw1_lg.jpg

Also, not sure if they picked the uniform/camouflage for the FFW. I think that the much criticized ACU uniform and pattern are only temporary. The uniform design shown is from Crye and pattern is Crye's Multicam but I believe this is only for show and not what will actually be used.

As far as I know, the US still has not even decided what weapon/caliber to use for their future infantry. They came close to adopting the HK XM-8 but that was dropped pending further review.

-----JT-----
Trouble
03-05-2006, 04:46 AM
That's an old picture...for the latest picture of the Future Force Warrior 2010 check out this link...

http://www.natick.army.mil/soldier/media/photo/ffw/ffw1_lg.jpg

Also, not sure if they picked the uniform/camouflage for the FFW. I think that the much criticized ACU uniform and pattern are only temporary. The uniform design shown is from Crye and pattern is Crye's Multicam but I believe this is only for show and not what will actually be used.

As far as I know, the US still has not even decided what weapon/caliber to use for their future infantry. They came close to adopting the HK XM-8 but that was dropped pending further review.

-----JT-----


I doubt the Army even has thought about what pattern they will be using. The ACU will stay with us as long as the Woodland pattern did, unless it is proven, to ineffective in other regions of the world. Or they develope a color shifting/ Chamelon material that can hold up under real combat conditions.

As far as what the FFW will be wearing it is more likely that he will look more like the soldiers of today than the "Motorcross style Imperial Stormtrooper" Demonstrator they are showing off. Sure he will have a computer and such but over all he will be a Grunt with all the Grunt stuff, sure maybe smaller stuff, better stuff, hopefully better thought out stuff, definatly more expensive stuff, but still grunt stuff, that we carry today.

Uniform
Protective armor
Helmet
Weapon
Water
Food
Bullets
Grenades
Fighting knife
Backpack
a load of things that take Batteries and that react poorly to water
and a TOE list of required "wiz bang" gadgets that make him weigh an extra 200 lbs when dry. Ah Progress .
Violence Of Action
03-07-2006, 05:53 PM
It's a rubber duck. made to look like "The Basic Combat Infantry Weapon System Of The Future!" or TBCIWSOTF!

It's just a peice of plastic that the guy they doll up as the Future Warrior is given. supposed to have everything DARPA wants in a gun, and nothing that actually works.


TBCIWSOTF! HAHAHAHA, High Five major, for once an acronym that doesnt flow
Durandal
03-07-2006, 11:39 PM
M13 Pulse Rifle power by a magic crystal that unicorns crap out.


Hehehe he said "unicorns".
PaulClift
03-07-2006, 11:48 PM
Anyone identify these future weapons for me? Are they mockups?

http://www.robokopp.de/images/Galactica/cylons.jpg
XxDrAg0nxX
03-09-2006, 04:39 PM
The scope on that gun is as big as the gun itself...

If u run out of bullets U could probably take if off and use it as binoculars :p
Seiran
03-09-2006, 06:00 PM
The scope on that gun is as big as the gun itself...

If u run out of bullets U could probably take if off and use it as binoculars :p

Or beat someone to death with it.
Durandal
03-09-2006, 08:21 PM
The scope on that gun is as big as the gun itself...

If u run out of bullets U could probably take if off and use it as binoculars :p

Actually, that would be monocular.

p-)