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Posted: 1/24/2004 5:27:57 PM EDT
From the most current Marines Magazine
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Soon it will have the automatic trigger so all that has to happen is to have a hostile show in the sight and the weapon will discharge. We'll just need to have a ring of rifles set to seek and destroy and we can all turn in. sheesh - why train the rifleman when you can upload new program into his rifle. |
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Yeh shure, the USMC had bought into the OICW wonder weapon too, and look what happened to their money, gonzo. I am working on a partical beam phaser weapon that I just know they will give me a lot of money to develope:) It used to be said you can tell the Marines, but not much. Now it is tell the Marines and they buy it:) Good shootin, Jack |
| OK all i know about this is the description that was posted. It seems like a GREAT development IF IT WORKS. Why criticize something that would increase the effectiveness of our weapons systems by such a huge margin? Its not like this is some kind ill conceived concept like the OICW. At least this sight has a sound goal. We'll just have to see how the excecution is. Fact is doesnt look like its using anything that isnt currently produced technology so it might actually be pretty nice. |
| It may take 10 or 20 years to get it to work, but will revolutionize shooting if it does. Also what it is aimed at doing is bringing the same technology that tank sights currently use to riflemen. Remember about 20-30 years ago they claimed the M1s sight was too complicated and would never work right, but amazingly it did work. |
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Theoretically, it should be possible to make a scope with a mini computer and laser range finder built in. My concept would be a holographic red dot type reticle. First, chrono the load type being used and input the ballistic coefficient of the bullet. Then the computer can figure out the drop at target distance. Battlesight zero would be 250m. Lase the target and the scope reads the range, computes the bullet drop and electronically shifts the reticle. For shorter distances, don't lase and go with the BZO. For longer distances, laser range the target, reticle shifts and you fire. Measuring wind or humidity is useless. You don't know what the the wind is between you and the target, just at the muzzle. With and M1 tank, the projectile is so dense and moving so fast that wind drift to the target is minimal once an initial correction is made. I can't see that working with bullets. |
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Quoted: Theoretically, it should be possible to make a scope with a mini computer and laser range finder built in. My concept would be a holographic red dot type reticle. First, chrono the load type being used and input the ballistic coefficient of the bullet. Then the computer can figure out the drop at target distance. Battlesight zero would be 250m. Lase the target and the scope reads the range, computes the bullet drop and electronically shifts the reticle. For shorter distances, don't lase and go with the BZO. For longer distances, laser range the target, reticle shifts and you fire. Measuring wind or humidity is useless. You don't know what the the wind is between you and the target, just at the muzzle. With and M1 tank, the projectile is so dense and moving so fast that wind drift to the target is minimal once an initial correction is made. I can't see that working with bullets. If your going to shoot at longer ranges, beyond 400m, reading the wind is next in importance to range finding. Tanks do take into account the wind at the muzzle and just assume the wind is the same through out the flight of the round. |
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