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[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Can you imagine these things with the automated targeting software.. just lurking in a hedgerow.

[–] GlitchyDigiBun@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Welcome to automated warfare. Imagine a mass-cas squad engagement and after the shooting stops you realize the shooter was safe in a bunker a mile away.

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

We will see iterations with high magnification sniper setups too. It will take a lot more precision, but that is just a machine generation thing and as we see with the quadcopter s and sea drones, these generations go fast.

[–] pandapoo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Those already exist. But there isn't a machine yet that can replace infantry, which is why some of scariest technologies coming up are the smart fire control systems on infantry rifles.

Soldiers identify the targets they want to hit, get their rifle in position, aim, but the gun fires itself when it's calculated it's best chance of hitting the target.

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Yeah, the Dutch military has ordered a bunch of these for testing against drones too.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Should I tell him?

I'm going to tell him.

We've had remote weapons turrets with high accuracy in the thousands of meters for 20 years.

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but these is a difference between small application and fringe systems vs small garage style assembled quickly iterated solutions that are deployed stand alone on the battlefield.

Stuff like missile defence systems are scary accurate but cost a lot, these turrets in the article are more acing to stuff you used in a shooter game... Just toss your little buddy in the hallway for some extra cover.. or on a rooftop as an autonomous sniper.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Yup. We've had them for 20 years. It started as a vehicle mount with a .50 married to a CLU. Then moved to tracked robots about as high as your knee, running a thermal and a 240. They haven't been widely deployed because the US hasn't been in a large scale defensive situation like Ukraine.

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

In this case I was imagining a suppressed semi auto with dead aim at 1000+ m guarding open fields and approaches. AFK sniper bot

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Why though? I can single fire an MG if I need to and the belt allows for far more ammo before we have to expose ourselves or bring it back to reload it. Suppressors exist for .30 cal barrels and 240's absolutely range 1,000m.

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Sure.. I didn't say my imagination was a good one. Thanks for keeping up with me.

[–] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Ugh these things are horrifying.

Imagine some platoon coming across one of these buried in thick brush, and it just waits for the squad to get close before targeting all with thermal and wiping them out before anyone even realizes where the shooting is coming from. I hate that these things exist, even if they save some good guys.

I can't imagine the horrors these will be used for in the next 20 years. I am not excited for the sketchy PmCs that will get these.

Time to design foss emp weapons I guess.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Imagine some platoon coming across one of these buried in thick brush, and it just waits for the squad to get close before targeting all with thermal and wiping them out before anyone even realizes where the shooting is coming from.

You just described every Call of Duty team I've had ever

[–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

wait did they turn the TF2 turret into a REAL THING?

[–] shami1kemi1@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 months ago

Certainly not as cute as a TF2 sentry, but looks more than capable of solving practical problems.

It'll certainly be a nasty surprise for any invader to have just one of these in a location. And if that doesn't work? Use more gun!