Air Force invests in 'Batman' technologies for Special Forces
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Posted on: 2010-09-16 14:37 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
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I think it's really nice that they are naming it for him, but given that Batman's tech is all feasible pretty much I don't see why they just don't use his suit as a blue-print as it is more or less people thinking about "what is realistic within the norms of todays technology for a person to carry on him while making it as light as possible" all day long while putting this person into extreme situations. In other words the design is pretty much what the army looking for so why not use it.
The cape would probably become a small back pack or parachute. The helmet would obviously lose ears for something less silly. But the overall suit would remain the same.
Also I don't see the need to worry about power all that much. Just make the suit dark like black and if you're out in the sun all day you can get a charge from the heat or other solar energies... or any other number of electricity generation from the body.
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Because wearing a black armored suit in, say, Iraq or Afghanistan in the middle of summer is a really, really bad idea? Not to mention failing at camouflage completely.
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Originally Posted by Durakken
I think it's really nice that they are naming it for him, but given that Batman's tech is all feasible pretty much I don't see why they just don't use his suit as a blue-print as it is more or less people thinking about "what is realistic within the norms of todays technology for a person to carry on him while making it as light as possible" all day long while putting this person into extreme situations. In other words the design is pretty much what the army looking for so why not use it.
The cape would probably become a small back pack or parachute. The helmet would obviously lose ears for something less silly. But the overall suit would remain the same. Also I don't see the need to worry about power all that much. Just make the suit dark like black and if you're out in the sun all day you can get a charge from the heat or other solar energies... or any other number of electricity generation from the body. |
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Batman suit is water cooled... at least one of them are...and that would be operated by the heat of the sun... and besides you could just make it a dif color. The suit itself is lighter than what military wear now so >.>
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Originally Posted by Smersh
Because wearing a black armored suit in, say, Iraq or Afghanistan in the middle of summer is a really, really bad idea? Not to mention failing at camouflage completely.
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Night Ops? And also I'm sure there's some kind of tech out there (water-cooling as Durakken suggested) to keep the insides of the suit cool.
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Originally Posted by Smersh
Because wearing a black armored suit in, say, Iraq or Afghanistan in the middle of summer is a really, really bad idea? Not to mention failing at camouflage completely.
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If one of the the objectives of the equipment is to lighten the load that these Special Forces guys have to carry, then wouldn't a water cooled suit be contradict that goal? Such a suit would need circulation pumps, heat exchangers, tubing, power supply, and enough water to circulate around the whole suit. That's all going to add on the pounds. Plus, it's a vulnerable system. Damage to the tubes, reservoir, pumps, heat exchangers, and power supply could cause failure of the entire system.
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Originally Posted by Night-Hawk07
Night Ops? And also I'm sure there's some kind of tech out there (water-cooling as Durakken suggested) to keep the insides of the suit cool.
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Solar powered... at night! It's genius!
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Originally Posted by Night-Hawk07
Night Ops? And also I'm sure there's some kind of tech out there (water-cooling as Durakken suggested) to keep the insides of the suit cool.
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And Putzman is a bat.
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Originally Posted by ObiWan
Batman is a Putz.
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But he still planned for it!
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Originally Posted by ObiWan
Batman is a Putz.
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First, I'm sure the military would have a way of keeping it relatively safe. They're not going to run out there with exposed tubing, pumps, etc. And even then, if you get shot/blown up, I'm pretty certain the last thing you'll be concerned with is how hot it is outside.|
Originally Posted by Lord_Nightblade
Plus, it's a vulnerable system. Damage to the tubes, reservoir, pumps, heat exchangers, and power supply could cause failure of the entire system.
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Originally Posted by Smersh
Solar powered... at night! It's genius!
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There's only so much that will fit comfortably on the inside of any piece of body armor, and there's no such thing as invincible armor. There are ways that such things could be made durable, but in the end they would still be a big weak point.
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Originally Posted by Night-Hawk07
First, I'm sure the military would have a way of keeping it relatively safe. They're not going to run out there with exposed tubing, pumps, etc. And even then, if you get shot/blown up, I'm pretty certain the last thing you'll be concerned with is how hot it is outside.
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If they could just come up with a way of lightening the load of batteries you have to carry that would be a big help. Several companies are trying to come up with a way of doing that.
I know of one firm in particular that has a pack you strap to your leg, and it stores the kinetic energy you make just by rucking into a power pack, they developed one for vehicles, too. I'm not sure how well it's testing out though.
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But then it wouldn't be black ops! |
Originally Posted by Durakken
you could just make it a dif color.
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Could call them Scary Surprise Ops >.> How do you feel about being the SS Ops guys?
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Originally Posted by Fleeting Whisper
But then it wouldn't be black ops!
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Then you wouldn't mind HULC, Human Universal Load Carrier, exoskeleton.
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Originally Posted by Mothers_Love
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