A Few Rich People
17-01-2004, 05:12
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AFRP News Division: A Subsidiary of Mikosolf Corperation
Today AFRP Ground Weapon Division (GWD) has announce a 500 billion dollar project. The creation of more efficent soldier sized "exoskeleton". Though the tecnology allready exists in the so-called "Mechs", which utilize hard armor with a mind/machine interfacing system, are far to bulky and onyl usuful in special circumstances.
These A.M.I. (Armored Mobile Infantry) suites would combine the benefits of hardened armor with the mobility and versitility of a regular infantry soldier.
Despite the benefits of such tecnology even the most optomistic predict at least a 15 year R&D stage before moving into testing. But this has not damped enthusiasum over the prospect.
"It took us ten years to create a working mind/machine interface, and even then the "optomists" said twenty," said John Micovik, an engineer on the MMI project almost two decades ago.
Furthermore, AFRP Air Weapon Division (AWD) is announcing that the combining more powerful engines into a Harrier like design for fast moving transports or combat vehicles. Has been competed, allowing for many more of our arcaic aircraft designs (modern stuff) to take off in less room. Even allowing for a limited self sustained V.E.I.D. (vertical entry infantry deployment) to be in the works.
However, the inovation does not stop there, the AWD is also considering designing V.S.L.S. (vertical squadron launchign system) to get planes off the ground much like a carrier. The key differance is instead of being launched of a short landing deck it is launched into the air at estimatly 4.5-5gs!
More to come as R&D continues. This is Tiffany Fay for AFRP News Division saying back to you John!
(OOC: Comments welcomed!)
AFRP News Division: A Subsidiary of Mikosolf Corperation
Today AFRP Ground Weapon Division (GWD) has announce a 500 billion dollar project. The creation of more efficent soldier sized "exoskeleton". Though the tecnology allready exists in the so-called "Mechs", which utilize hard armor with a mind/machine interfacing system, are far to bulky and onyl usuful in special circumstances.
These A.M.I. (Armored Mobile Infantry) suites would combine the benefits of hardened armor with the mobility and versitility of a regular infantry soldier.
Despite the benefits of such tecnology even the most optomistic predict at least a 15 year R&D stage before moving into testing. But this has not damped enthusiasum over the prospect.
"It took us ten years to create a working mind/machine interface, and even then the "optomists" said twenty," said John Micovik, an engineer on the MMI project almost two decades ago.
Furthermore, AFRP Air Weapon Division (AWD) is announcing that the combining more powerful engines into a Harrier like design for fast moving transports or combat vehicles. Has been competed, allowing for many more of our arcaic aircraft designs (modern stuff) to take off in less room. Even allowing for a limited self sustained V.E.I.D. (vertical entry infantry deployment) to be in the works.
However, the inovation does not stop there, the AWD is also considering designing V.S.L.S. (vertical squadron launchign system) to get planes off the ground much like a carrier. The key differance is instead of being launched of a short landing deck it is launched into the air at estimatly 4.5-5gs!
More to come as R&D continues. This is Tiffany Fay for AFRP News Division saying back to you John!
(OOC: Comments welcomed!)