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jimmy olsen

July 17, 2014, 06:14:12 AM
Isn't it just cheaper to teach people to aim?

http://www.livescience.com/46772-darpa-self-guided-sniper-bullets.html

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http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2014/07/10a.aspx
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Self-Guided Sniper Bullets Could Help Soldiers with Bad Aim
By Elizabeth Palermo, Staff Writer   |   July 11, 2014 06:17pm ET

How do you hit a target if you have bad aim? The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which is known for developing some of the country's most futuristic technologies, has developed a high-tech sniper-bullet system to solve that problem.

DARPA recently conducted its first successful live-fire tests of the agency's Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) program, which is designed to help military snipers hit targets, even when their aim is off.

A new video posted on DARPA's website Thursday (July 10) shows what happens when a sniper fires 50-caliber rounds from a rifle equipped with the EXACTO system. Despite the shots being off target, the sniper hits his mark every time.

The EXACTO system consists of a maneuverable bullet, as well as a real-time optical guidance component that can track and direct the bullet to the target. The system makes it easier for snipers to hit a moving target, DARPA officials say.

The system also allows a bullet that has already been fired to compensate for any unexpected factors that may have driven it off course, such as a strong gust of wind, rain or a dust storm.

The system was designed with the dusty terrain and high winds of Afghanistan in mind, according to DARPA. Agency officials have said snipers in Afghanistan need rifles with greater accuracy, because every shot that doesn't hit its mark could potentially expose the location of the sniper, and put the lives of both the shooter and nearby troops in danger.

But DARPA says the EXACTO system, which is currently in its second phase of development, can help solve this problem, which would be an improvement over even the most state-of-the-art sniper systems. The next phase of the EXACTO program will include further testing of the sniper system and additional enhancements to improve the system's performance, according to DARPA.
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July 17, 2014, 07:03:15 AM
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DGuller

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July 17, 2014, 09:20:10 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on July 17, 2014, 06:14:12 AM
Isn't it just cheaper to teach people to aim?
Firing sniper rifles isn't exactly point and click.

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July 17, 2014, 09:31:33 AM
Now they just have to put in on a drone at 40k feet and we're in business. (or was that Captain America the Winter Soldier?)
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July 17, 2014, 09:46:13 AM
Quote from: DGuller on July 17, 2014, 09:20:10 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on July 17, 2014, 06:14:12 AM
Isn't it just cheaper to teach people to aim?
Firing sniper rifles isn't exactly point and click.

It is in Sniper Elite 2!  In fact, I can even knock out IS-2 tanks with a sniper rifle in that game.
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DGuller

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July 17, 2014, 09:58:20 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on July 17, 2014, 09:46:13 AM
Quote from: DGuller on July 17, 2014, 09:20:10 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on July 17, 2014, 06:14:12 AM
Isn't it just cheaper to teach people to aim?
Firing sniper rifles isn't exactly point and click.

It is in Sniper Elite 2!  In fact, I can even knock out IS-2 tanks with a sniper rifle in that game.
That's actually possible in real life.  The key is tricking the IS-2 driver into driving onto a pile of explosives before you take your shot.

Razgovory

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July 17, 2014, 10:10:30 AM
In the game all it requires is shooting the gas cap.
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July 18, 2014, 02:28:02 PM
Alright  :cool:

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July 18, 2014, 04:46:09 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on July 17, 2014, 10:10:30 AM
In the game all it requires is shooting the gas cap.

Which is glowing/pulsating red, IIRC.  That was a fun-ass game.  Silly a lot of the time, but fun.
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July 18, 2014, 07:13:00 PM
Now even noobs can be snipers :w00t:
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July 19, 2014, 01:35:08 AM Last Edit: July 19, 2014, 01:36:59 AM by 11B4V
Quote from: jimmy olsen on July 17, 2014, 06:14:12 AM
Isn't it just cheaper to teach people to aim?



Tracking Point Rifle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD9utBMQ4SU


12 Year Old Girl Hits 1000 Yards with TrackingPoint Smart Rifle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfpZjTOyiFA
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July 19, 2014, 02:10:12 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 19, 2014, 01:35:08 AM
12 Year Old Girl Hits 1000 Yards with TrackingPoint Smart Rifle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfpZjTOyiFA

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QuoteGun Control = Teaching a 12 tear old how to control a gun. The more people did this, the less scared people would be of guns. 

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#12
July 19, 2014, 02:24:15 AM
Making fun of comments by gun nuts is like making fun of Russian state news on Ukraine.  It's so easy it's boring, and both leave you scared because plenty of zombified fanatics actually believe that shit.

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#13
July 19, 2014, 01:45:08 PM
Quote from: DGuller on July 19, 2014, 02:24:15 AM
Making fun of comments by gun nuts is like making fun of Russian state news on Ukraine.  It's so easy it's boring, and both leave you scared because plenty of zombified fanatics actually believe that shit.

:lol:  You and Hans are practically twins in your thinking.  Only your tribal allegiances differ; your contempt for opinions other than your own, and your over-use of hyperbole, are identical. 

I don't want to discourage you (or Hans), but I want to help the rest of the forum see how funny you guys are.
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Razgovory

#14
July 19, 2014, 02:37:50 PM
Grumbler and I are like twins as well. :)
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017
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