Infantry Combat Equipment (non-firearm): Vests, Body Armor, NVGs, etc.

FriedRiceNSpice

FriedRiceNSpice

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enroger said:
Yeah, with coilgun design it will be exponentially harder to get more velocity out of it, to the point of diminishing return. I wonder if some novel design can solve the problem, say helical railgun.

The plus side is battery tech is improving so fast, battery energy density is going to approach gun powder at some point, making gauss rifle a very practical thing, I used to think you'd need to shoulder a battery backpack for this to work.
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I guess we are one tiny step closer to seeing Sino-Astartes in our lifetime?
 
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sometimesnaive

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Aniah said:
Regarding the 35mm grenade, couldn't we just replace the combustion part with a small plate of metal if we need more steel, or am I completely wrong here?
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I'd say probably. Adding more magnetic material isn't much of a challenge. Its mostly just the weight/complexity tradeoff associated with the power source, specifically capacitor banks capable of the discharge rate needed for launching. That stuff would be really heavy. Honestly even if we can shrink and lighten things down in the future the benefits might be a bit moot in this day and age.
enroger said:
The plus side is battery tech is improving so fast, battery energy density is going to approach gun powder at some point, making gauss rifle a very practical thing, I used to think you'd need to shoulder a battery backpack for this to work.
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Problem is discharge, not necessarily density. A 10kmah power bank could theoretically hold ~130000 J at 3.7v, enough for 13 shots at 10% efficiency. But if you discharge that quickly via something like a lipo battery, you generate a lot of heat, both in the battery and the converter (which adds even more weight), not to mention even more heat in the coils and caps.
 
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F=XX Corsair

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Rebadged Chinese digital NVG/thermal scope combo which features HUD and PIP integration, enabling remote sighting and corner-shot engagement. It would be beneficial if the PLA fields a standardized, low-cost, dual-use thermal imager (helmet-mountable for dual-band fusion or as a clip-on/standalone scope) to broaden night fighting capabilities across general infantry units.


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