NationStates Jolt Archive


New Battlefield Armour

Jihad Alliance
02-05-2007, 12:52
Future Warrior


JA defence chiefs hope to have their troops kitted out in the combat gear in around 5 years.

Included in the Future Warrior Concept are a powerful exoskeleton, a self-camouflaging outer layer that adapts to changing environments and a helmet which translates a soldier's voice into any foreign language. The future soldier will also benefit from 'intelligent' armour, which remains light and flexible until it senses an approaching bullet, then tenses to become substansially bulletproof.

Officials are quick to point out that many of these systems are already working in prototype form, or are refinements of proven technologies.

Some of the blueprints will be unworkable without eagerly awaited advances in nanotechnology, but researchers remain confident. And perhaps with good reason.

The sheer scale of JA military research spending and the pace of recent advances in aircraft stealth technology and guided precision bombs are staggering.

A project specialist said: "We're already trialling equipment and technologies that did not exist a few years ago.

"The air force has just debuted its new stun gun and five years after the concept of an exoskeleton was first discussed, we have fully functioning prototypes."

"Five years ago, nobody thought we'd have a portable hydrogen fuel cell, but we've got them now.

"They're functioning, and we're just trying to make them smaller. And if I'm honest, nothing speeds up the development of technology like war."


Next Few Years

DECKED out in full desert combat gear, weighed down with several kilos of webbing, lungs slowly roasting in 50-degree heat and still another couple of hours patrolling to go.

But it was not an infantryman facing the prospect of several months battling the onslaught of Afghanistan’s merciless summer sun.

Instead a human guinea pig, who had volunteered to trial a new piece of kit destined for troops working in extreme heat, was showing signs of irritability after just four hours of being casseroled in simulated desert temperatures.

As reported there is a greater awareness of climate-related injuries and extreme heat seriously impairing judgment and ultimately resulting in death.

Now scientists at the University of Jihad are testing a new high-tech thermal vest that will keep soldiers comfortable, enabling them to perform arduous tasks more effectively and for longer periods in high temperatures.

Equipment used to cool down astronauts and pilots is being modified and adapted to the needs of troops. Creating a microclimate around just the human body, as opposed to air-conditioning a space shuttle or fighter jet, was proved effective in the 1970s. Air, liquid, ice and wax have all been used to draw and absorb heat from the static body of a fighter pilot to lower core temperatures. But developing an individual cooling system, which does not need a power supply and is lightweight, for a single mobile unit such as an infantryman has been more challenging.

Soldiers in battle exercise strenuously and their layers of combat clothing impede the body’s natural cooling process of sweating.

Jihad University researchers realised that assisting the sweating process by creating the cool microclimate next to human skin was the way forward. And the thermal vest is looking like the best fit.

Trials are continuing in climate chambers that recreate Afghan’s temperatures and volunteers don exactly the same kit and loads as a foot soldier, as well as the vest.

These volunteers, selected against a desired fitness and age profile required by the Army, then perform demanding activities such as quick pacing on an inclined treadmill.

A Professor said "little could be revealed about the new garment because a JA-based military contractor owns the patent".

“The tests involve air-cooled vests that increase the amount of evaporative cooling going on in the microclimate.

“The effects of systems that work with the body’s natural processes are felt more quickly but the kit must match the demands of the situation,” he said, adding that other factors must be assessed before the vest can be manufactured for use on desert front lines. “Every piece of equipment has a cost-benefit. For example, how does this vest improve health, comfort and movement against the logistical problems of perhaps needing a power supply?”

Nevertheless, the vests are expected to make it into a soldier’s front-line wardrobe within the next year.
Jihad Alliance
02-05-2007, 12:56
To increase productivity and assurance of a quality final armour, the JA Army are looking for prospective investors.

This is going under the wishes of our President but as you see we are in turmoil any great nation wishing to invest and gain the technology are welcome to reply soonest.

We will be happy to open talks.


Yours Faithfully

Commander In Chief Tamika
Uldarious
02-05-2007, 12:58
Tell me more, what is it made of, how does it translate these languages, etc. I might be willing to invest as much as one trillion dollars, depending if I am convinced or not.
Jihad Alliance
02-05-2007, 13:17
FROM RESEARCH DATABASE JSP440 - Likely Material

In order to understand how it is possible to create this ultra-strong shock absorbing material we first need to understand the nature of the nano material developed.

Certain inorganic compounds such as WS2, MoS2, TiS2 and NbS2 that normally occur as large flat platelets can be synthesized into much smaller nano-spheres and nano-tubes which they named inorganic fullerene-like nanostructures or IF for short.

Fullerenes are a new form of carbon, other forms being diamond, graphite and coal. They are molecules composed entirely of carbon, taking the form of a hollow sphere, ellipsoid, or tube. IF materials are Fullerene-like materials but instead of being composed out of carbon they can be created from various other inorganic elements.


The 'Onion like' nano-structure of the IF materials, is the result of a sophisticated manipulation on the original layered material. This unique structure is responsible for its remarkable strength and durability.

The new IF material produced was made of Tungsten Disulfide (WS2). In contrast to organic Fullerenes, IF is easier and much less expensive to produce, it is chemically stable and is less reactive and consequently less flammable.

Organic Fullerenes are also considered to be highly toxic while IF materials have been tested extensively and deemed safe. Tungsten Disulfide is relatively heavy and for that reason current experiments with other materials such as Titanium Disulfide which is at least four times lighter and is expected to perform even better than Tungsten Disulfide against shock waves.

The new Tungsten based IF material has up to twice the strength of the best impact resistant materials currently used in protective armor applications such as boron carbide and silicon carbide, and are over 5 times stronger than steel. It is also possible to combine IF with other substances in order to expand their range of capabilities. For instance, mixing IF with highly elastic materials can lead to new compounds which are both flexible and shock-absorbing. These properties position IF materials as one of the best candidates for future protective gear and armor.
Jihad Alliance
02-05-2007, 15:30
The newly formed company Jihad Systems And Manufacture (JSM) have just secured the patent and copyright for the new amour.

JSM are not only working on the two new armours (as above) but will also be experimenting and looking into other future avenues, with the goal of a soldier becoming totally reliable in any circumstance. Be that hot or cold the human inside the armour can function and so can his weapon.

Offers of co-working on the armour are still open.
Jihad Alliance
02-05-2007, 15:44
From Research Database JSP440 - Translator



You talk into a small microphone used for normal comms a tiny computer then translates it into machine code by inbuilt translation programmes it is then reproduced on the exterior speaker as the selected language.

Problems may occur when more than one language is being spoken in a given area.

Theory a) Is that the small onboard computer can be used to select language, this was abolished as the computer would need to be small and the soldier may not know the language. He wil also be distracted from his other tasks.

Theory b) The receiver for incoming communications is wired to the computer first which then translates the language into the one in which the soldier talks so he receives it in his language it then holds that as its "use key". So when the soldier replies he can be sure it is in the language he was spoken to.

Theory c) is the use of b) but to begin communications. The soldier must first say a tag word, i.e Set Language Arabic. This would run the computer into arabic mode and the soldier can then speak first.


The theory is there yet is still full of potential flaws.

Any more questions please do not hesitates.

CiC Tamika
Jihad Alliance
02-05-2007, 22:46
bump bump bump it up
Niat
03-05-2007, 19:27
FROM RESEARCH DATABASE JSP440 - Likely Material

In order to understand how it is possible to create this ultra-strong shock absorbing material we first need to understand the nature of the nano material developed.

Certain inorganic compounds such as WS2, MoS2, TiS2 and NbS2 that normally occur as large flat platelets can be synthesized into much smaller nano-spheres and nano-tubes which they named inorganic fullerene-like nanostructures or IF for short.

Fullerenes are a new form of carbon, other forms being diamond, graphite and coal. They are molecules composed entirely of carbon, taking the form of a hollow sphere, ellipsoid, or tube. IF materials are Fullerene-like materials but instead of being composed out of carbon they can be created from various other inorganic elements.


The 'Onion like' nano-structure of the IF materials, is the result of a sophisticated manipulation on the original layered material. This unique structure is responsible for its remarkable strength and durability.

The new IF material produced was made of Tungsten Disulfide (WS2). In contrast to organic Fullerenes, IF is easier and much less expensive to produce, it is chemically stable and is less reactive and consequently less flammable.

Organic Fullerenes are also considered to be highly toxic while IF materials have been tested extensively and deemed safe. Tungsten Disulfide is relatively heavy and for that reason current experiments with other materials such as Titanium Disulfide which is at least four times lighter and is expected to perform even better than Tungsten Disulfide against shock waves.

The new Tungsten based IF material has up to twice the strength of the best impact resistant materials currently used in protective armor applications such as boron carbide and silicon carbide, and are over 5 times stronger than steel. It is also possible to combine IF with other substances in order to expand their range of capabilities. For instance, mixing IF with highly elastic materials can lead to new compounds which are both flexible and shock-absorbing. These properties position IF materials as one of the best candidates for future protective gear and armor.

I don't think that's possible, that's a catalyst and is not the best and is used as a lubricant in the form you are speaking of. However if you are refering to annealed WS2 and protected...its a sad result. Also to even begin doing that you need W(CO)6. The crystal form they grow in as packs are not good on a macroscopic level (this is true for most things of this bundled structure). Ultimately you will have layers that will break under high impact and shatter. Since annealing the W(CO)6 with sulfur into WS2 you need to becareful of the heating again. The annealing will make for a weaker system.

Also, don't godmod physics or weights or strength ratios. Those are CLEARLY impossible. Tungsten Disulfide 4x heavier then Titanium Disulfide is a close approximation, but it is not 4x stronger then steel because of the weakness in the system.

What you are talking about is foolish, unless you can build it as a solid single piece and root it strongly the thing will fracture and become useless at macroscopic size.

Diamond may be the hardest material in the world, but if you hit it with a hammer it fractures easy. Titanium has about the same toughness as steel. This is why I use 18Cr-8Ni as a baseplate in body armour bases.

Your system may be based on the 'future warrior combat system' like mine, however it fails in your modifications which do not protect the system and also I wish to mention the language translater.

How do you overcome slang, accent, and voice issues? Also how do update and control a system that is ever changing and has to be specially tuned to each soldiers voice and be able to recognize (or at least the soldier has to) and pick up on literally thousands of different people speaking a language in all different ways. Until you can explain such things I won't really accept its use (nor will many others) because it is a way to use poor form for intelligence.
Uldarious
04-05-2007, 08:53
I suggest you submit this to the NS draftroom, as there seem to be arguments over its feasibility.
If it turns out to be a potential weapon, one that is significantly better than the armours on the market now, Uldarious will be happy to fund the project at the price of one trillion dollar per year until completion with a maximum of a decade.
But as I said, I suggest Draftroom-ing it first.
Jihad Alliance
04-05-2007, 17:43
ooc:

Attn: Niat.

In fact the ideas are not in fact flawed. The US army are currently looking at and in fact designing this armour. See last months soldier magazine I had to guess on the theory of a translator but the materials and all facts were gained from research and the future materials of such things like kevlar bodyarmours.

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/04_01/robocop0904_639x800.jpg

Take it to the draftroom.

Its ok by me.


postscript;

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_page_id=1965&in_article_id=447631

The article from daily mail (i read mine in Soldier magazine, the mag for British soldiers)

http://www.isracast.com/Articles/Article.aspx?ID=28

Armour materials
Jihad Alliance
06-05-2007, 12:11
I am giving Uldarious a temporary control over the armour for the forseeable future.

If anyone has any questions regarding the armour please TG ME and I will respond soonest. Yet i am sure if Uldarious does take on the armour he may be available to help.

The JSM is currently ready to be put forward to the world, but there are some minor hitches and cannot be done as of yet.

ooc: Im going to be away for a short time, maybe a few weeks, and wont want it to die. If you dont want to take the reigns leave it for now and we can come back into contact regarding the draftroom. I registered but cannot post as of yet. Uldarious im not saying you will take control but ive written as if you are. Hope your cool with that.