First of all, let me apologize if this kind of topic is not allowed on these forums. As of such, I will report it immediately after posting it, to ensure it stays open for as little time as possible should it not be allowed.

Now, to the topic.

There's new laser technology, which essentially calculates everything a sniper needs to land a successful shot. Note: There is shooting of animals in the video, which I'm uncertain of if it is fit for forum audience. Should that be the only problem with the topic, I'd love it if the link was removed so the discussion at least can continue.

The youtube video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBC8IFWC1P0

Have you heard of this? How did you react? If you hadn't, what's your thoughts now?

To me it sounds just like I've had the gut-feeling warfare would look like. It's truly a mixed age we live in, technology doing lots of great, but also inevitably creating something like this and naturally all the other things we invented a long, long time ago that are in scale much, much worse.

What makes it worse is how they talk about video-games in the youtube video.

That has got to be the most awesome thing I ever saw. A scope that can adjust to wind, curvature of the earth and weather allowing the shooter to take out the guess work---I love it !

It can both save and take lives...

Well I'd say the technology also has applications in surgery.

Lots of great... what?


Watching the video now.

Interesting stuff, though I don't think it'll change much.

Neat, just hope this doesn't get into the wrong hands.

Warfare always advances, TBH I'm surprised they didn't do this already (computer > person for precision).

Next up, guns which won't fire at allies, perhaps?

Lots of great grating.

I mean, have you seen modern cheese graters? Modern technology, man

You'd think we'd have this by now. Have a chip that each soldier/officer/etc wears that the gun recognizes as a friendly... and therefore won't fire.

Kinda weird, isn't it? I mean, US rifles are more powerful than Kalashnikov types, so they're more lethal if we do hit our guys. And we certainly have the technology.

$$$$. That's probably the main reason.

Combat Technologies often make their way into the civilian world. Take the V2 Missile for instance, it was the basis for the Saturn V Rocket which took three guys TO THE MOON!! Or the robotic arms on Bomb Disposal Robots, which technologies are used in Car manufacturing and The Da Vinci Surgical Robot. The Atomic Bomb went on to be the Grandfather of Nuclear Power, which power cities.

Something Like this could be used in Navigation, helping sailors plot their courses even better since it takes the wind speed and other factors into account.

The Navy has ships that cost $4.5 billion each... they have six of them...

'K, watched video now. I think it is unethical to use this technology for recreational hunting; the immense reduction in the skill involved turns the focus away from the skills involved and towards the act of killing. I cannot support, accept, or tolerate straight up death as a pleasure sport (as opposed to hunting as a skill-based sport that involves death).

Also, shooting zebras is probably not the best material for promotional material -- that sort of thing is just asking for trouble .

In terms of military applications, it is only a matter of time before it comes in a turret version, and only a matter of energy storage before it makes its way into robots.

If only we could find a way to stop grating misuse of the word "great" .

Problem with friend-or-foe identification is making sure it doesn't respond to foes trying to figure out where you are. It also requires a scope or other device capable of displaying such information.

That said, France's FéLIN system may be capable of it.

EDIT: And there's the issue of cost. Plus the problem of enemies looting corpses, which could easily negate the benefits and actually cause additional problems.

But for this you'd have to have it for every soldier, plus have the technology for every gun. That's not just the guns being used, or the soldiers deployed, but those not deployed and the surplus guns. And yes, you would have to have it for everyone, because it won't go over well when one branch is protected but another isn't, or one squadron is and one isn't. Maybe the costs will be the same as the ships, but I don't see it happening until it is affordable.

One thing about warfare is that ever since that little ape from 2001 Space Odessy hit the other little ape with a stick, a counter has been devised for every advance in military technology. This will be no different.

I assumed something like this was done, already. Was it the Cheytac Intervention I was thinking of originally? In any case, sniping is a science. I bet there's a lot of research being dumped into intelligent logistics for ballistic paths and wind trajectory so we don't have to do the math ourselves.

I'll agree in that particular case. Hunting is a game of sport that takes skill. This is pretty much taking the sport out of hunting.

Otherwise, I see it as simple advancement in warfare, so long as it doesn't get into the wrong hands (and that's the case for all technologically advanced weapons of war). And as others have said, this could possibly advance other technology that doesn't involve militaristic use. It's pretty much an overall advancement in technology in general if you think about it.

On random note, I wish these were in Battlefield. I can't measure where the bullet will land worth crap when trying to aim above the target.

Whenever something interesting is released to the public I always wonder what the military has that they won't tell us about.

That's pretty amazing! I'd buy that for a dollar.

I know right?

Probably.... But have you seen the amount of testing and designing put into those uniforms? They're already spending millions.

But war...

War never changes.

Well, it did change a little.

"War used to be cruel and glorious. Now it is cruel and squalid."

-Winston Churchill, regarding the advancement to firearm-based warfare.

Yaaay.. guns?

They had something like this several years ago. It was a bullet that could be guided sort of. This is far more advanced than that.

I'm pro gun so my thoughts on this are well....for it.