"The Weapons of World War Four " Topic

"Senior Chief Special Warrant Kyle Barristan raised an eyebrow as he watched the Sergeant survey their equipment. Wisely, he asked permission before entering the ACT—Advanced Reactionary Technology—squad tent. Unwisely, the Sergeant seemed to have forgotten his purpose and surveyed the ACT equipment. By necessity the existence of most of the equipment had been declassified, but ACT Squad members—the famed Chrome Caps—still discouraged random curiosity.

The tent offered a great deal to satisfy such random curiosity. Mixed among the Army cots designed in the Vietnam conflict—never fix something that worked—were neat arrays and rows of micro-drones called Skippers and Gnats. Neatly hung to one side were six body armor suits looking like a cross between a wetsuit and a still suit from Dune. Computers and advanced weaponry in a canvas tent—though lined with insulating material—formed a juxtaposition every bit as strange as a smartphone in a World War I trench. Only the six Special Warrant officers—specially trained and selected to use this advanced weaponry—seemed at home both with the technology and without.

The Sergeant who entered the tent didn't look old enough to drink, and he may not be in most states. The silver letter "I" under his stripes indicated he'd entered on a technology rank waiver. He must have at least a bachelor's degree in one of the computer sciences—of which there seemed to be a new one every year—but not a master's yet or he'd be a Staff Sergeant. Since most tech waivers finished most of their college in advanced placement classes in high school, chances were good the Sergeant was twenty or younger…"
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Armand

Good story, Thanks Tango!

I rather suspect that by WW4 humanity will be back to pointed sticks, WW3 will have all the fancy techy stuff which will be able to destroy everyone's infrastructure.

Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile)

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Armand

There may nor be any humans left to fight WW-IV … But it's always a good idea to plan ahead.

Herr Einstein had something to say on this:

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.