Re: WotD Laser Targeting

On 30-Mar-01 at 19:51, Brian Bell (bkb@beol.net) wrote:
> I believe that quite a bit of the Rot Hafen story deals with a team of
> special forces. They would have been given equipment that is not
issued to
> the average soldier.
> 

I will point out that most of the stuff I listed is almost current
or in development.  Yes, I've seen a picture and article on the
rifle, it does everything discussed and if it looks good will
eventually be issued to your average soldier.  The multi-freq
commo gear I think of as BS, I expect spread spectrum to
accomplish the same t hing, but that is beyond list scope.  The
only part that is not in the works AFAIK is the HUD, and I
can't see that as taking long.	Every one of these things makes
your average soldier "smarter" and more affective.  It will all
be issued to troops of nations that can afford such things.

Roger
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> [mailto:owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU]On Behalf Of Roger Books
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 9:37 AM
> To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: WotD Laser Targeting
> 
> Have you read Los's Rot Hafen story?	Look at the equipment issued
> and realize Los is in the business to know.  We are already talking
> rifles with grenade launchers that you laser-rangefind the distance
> to set it off, HUD's, multi-frequency commo gear for everyone, IR
> and light enhancement with map projections working with GPS systems.
> Giving them a setting so that laser-rangerfinder can paint a target
> would be a trivial addition.	You could even modulate the beam
> so each has a unique binary pattern.	When Joe Smith (SN333-44-5555)
> calls for artillery the incoming is set to look for his particular
> code.
> 
> Roger
>