Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Question: was Re: [SG3]: What if?

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8, 2008 9:12 AM, Binhan Lin <binhan.lin@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> The original analogy was trying to extrapolate ground weapons and
infantry
> into the future - how would future technology change the arms race in
terms
> of range, LOS etc.  Are ranges of 1000 m reasonable for a hand-held
weapon?
> Are LOS ranges of 100-500m reasonable? or will technologies such as
> hyper-velocity projectiles combined with x-ray sensors make anything
less
> than 10 feet of granite ineffective as protection or camoflauge?  Will
there
> be an arms race in detection and counter-measures - chamelon clothing
> (IR/Visible) vs. new detectors?  Will weapons be automated? Will UAV's
for
> individual soldiers be common?
>
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How on any terrestrial	planetary surface are you going to get	xray
sensors
to work?

Passive is right out, there are no useful natural sources.  Active
requires
an xray emitter which will be much easier to detect  than  backscatter
off
of  an	armored vehicle.   They are also devilishly hard to focus.   It
would be easier to bathe an area with lethal amounts of xrays and then
survey the ground to find out what you killed.