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Army researchers develop futuristic helmet
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| 11/3/2010
| Defense Talk
Posted on 11/03/2010 9:09:42 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: Ramius
and it only needs a 30 lb battery to run for 6 hours.....
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11/03/2010 11:44:12 PM PDT
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ASOC
(What are you doing now that Mexico has become OUR Chechnya?)
To: ErnstStavroBlofeld
The “real” problem with headgear with kind of equipment is the weight. Every ounce added to a helmet contributes to an inordinate amount of strain on the soldier as he/she is moving from point to point, aiming their weapons, looking up from the prone position, doing anything.
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11/04/2010 6:47:38 AM PDT
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wbarmy
(I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
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