"Are robots the future of paratroopers?" Topic
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| Tango01 | 02 Jul 2018 10:05 p.m. PST |
"A parachute is a simple tool: an expanse of cloth, unfurled while falling, that turns a careening object into a descending one. The offensive deployment of parachutes, carrying armies from midair to surprise envelopment on the ground, is as mythical as it is a mixed historical reality. Controlled descent by parachute means a gentle glide to the ground as a sitting target. There are ways to mitigate this, like special apps with maps, but what if the problem isn't the parachute, it's the person?…"
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| Lion in the Stars | 03 Jul 2018 2:19 a.m. PST |
The real problem is how to deal with communications delay. It's a half-second or so to bounce a signal off a satellite and back down to the ground. A lot can happen in combat in a half second. |
| Tango01 | 03 Jul 2018 11:44 a.m. PST |
Good point!. Amicalement
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| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 03 Jul 2018 2:37 p.m. PST |
Here's the solution to the communications delay problem: remove the requirement of communication. link I believe that this line of research was inspired by certain Arnold Schwarzenegger films. |
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