Land Warrior?

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Trying to improve the infantry's kit is like trying to improve a
bicycle.  It's hard because they're already so highly evolved. 
Everything that's there is there for a reason and everything that's not
there is not there for a reason.  Usually that reason is insufficient
utility/weight ratio. 
 
Whatever happened to Land Warrior anyway.  Googling just seems to
produce years-old vendor/program puffery even with the "last 3 months"
flag. 
 
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:"></a> wrote:
<blockquote cite="" type="cite">So - years ago when I made the first integrated
helmet systems for the infantry I was very proud of the spectacular
1000-line biocular display system with see-through beamsplitter
optics.  It tilted up and down to allow direct or combined vision. 
After final testing at Ft. Benning I got a debriefing by the staff. 
The Sergeant was enthusiastic about the helmet integrated display, the
first Soldier's Computer, the first ability to fire the weapon around
the corner using a weapon-mounted video sight, and especially the
Soldier's Radio: the individual soldier had never had radios and (duh)
they found an enormous increase in effectiveness when the squad leader
could whisper instructions so they operated as one organism. 
 
I said : "Sergeant, I am glad you like the SIPE system.  But... why do
you have black masking tape over the tilt-up visor?" 
 
In the vernacular of the infantry he said "Well ...if I am trying to
read my computer readout map or mission orders I don't want no
$#@%& truck driving through it.  
And if I am trying to see some guy who is trying to kill me, I don't
want  no @$#% computer crap getting in the way." 
 
Oh. 
 
And I have not since then built another see-through system..... 
Hollywood's Terminator-vsion notwithstanding.  
All of them have used opaque, swing-away optics. 
 
P.S.:  if driving while using a cellphone is controversial, I suspect
driving with an active near-eye display would be a jailing offense. 
 
N.B.: For a real thrill, you should try driving a car with night vision
goggles.  It's enough to stop your breathing. 
 
 
Oliver Edwards 
 
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