solarz
Brigadier
You don't need armor for that though, an exoskeleton is enough.
Power Armor?
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You don't need armor for that though, an exoskeleton is enough.
In a couple of decades, when this tech is more refined and mature, I'm sure we can have it all.
solarz
Brigadier
The problem with putting armor on an exoskeleton is that you need to justify the cost for the extra energy requirement, and that's difficult when you have so many cheap weapons that can defeat the armor.
Robodog also presents these problems, not to mention that Robodog can't reload and throw a grenade.
solarz
Brigadier
Robodogs have lower profile, more stability, more carrying capacity, less power consumption. You don’t need to reload or throw grenades, just outfit them with automated launchers and box fed ammo.
I mean the problem with armor has never been the weight, if you wanted extra protection just thin and light flak armor is enough, the problem throughout all of time has been putting it on and taking it off. If we were to look at a historical example, plate armor was 15-25kg, with modern material science we can make this much lighter but it still doesnt solve the problem of wearing the damn thing
Why even have a human at all? Need a building cleared? Raze it then eliminate stragglers using drones. Concealment is a far better survival strategy vs armoring up infantry units.
solarz
Brigadier
Ghost armor FTW!
It's almost like A ghost in the SHELL. *epic riff noise*
I think it could be useful as the spearhead in an infantry charge. The limbs could be protected against shrapnel and small caliber guns, the front of the body and the head against 50 cal, and each soldier could be carrying a 30mm autocannon. Think of it as a distributed IFV, where each individual soldier has the armor and firepower of an IFV. It would have less speed but more agility, the ability to navigate more complex terrain, and presents a smaller target. It would need similar anti-drone and anti-mine support as an IFV would, but if IFVs have a role on the battlefield, then the powered armor can as well.