Posted on 11/06/2022 5:25:29 PM PST by RomanSoldier19
The thing about innovation is that it opens use cases you may not have thought about, yet. Maybe.
Consider the military utility of the 1866 Winchester rifle. Weak cartridge, very poor range, no bayonet(!), a lousy fit for infantry tactics of the day. A toy for civilians, or maybe policemen. However, Turkey bought many thousands of them (with lots of kickbacks knowing the Turks).
And then at Plevna, 1877, these things, used in mass, shattered one Russian infantry assault after another.
How long does a paratrooper take to transition from parachuting to shooting? How does that time compare to the time taken to transition from flying that handheld jetpack to shooting? Do you consider this comparison relevant or fair?
Great leaf blower.
Could use one now!😟
If the duration of the flight time of the jetpack could be long enough to allow for a soldier to transition out of an aircraft or helicopter and land safely, probably workable.
However, the parachute is of VERY limited application. and is useless once on the ground. That is why paras discard them as soon as they land. At least a jet pack could be refilled and reused but the pack is bulky and heavy. It would not be something carried as regular kit.
Yeah. the adrenaline junky in me (what remains at my age) says go for it. My knees and hips say “Hold on a min”.
A suicide bomber wearing one of these things could be hard to defend against.
A Paratrooper can jump with exposed ARs ready to shoot... requiring only decent after exiting an AC and the parachute landing-fall or PLF. These devices if quiet have utility as did the cavalry....
The special forces paratrooper of the future. They will probably carry only an emergency chute which is rocket-deployed so it will be effective at very low altitude.
The main user of these things may turn out to be combat robots, which will be able to quickly disengage the propulsion units on landing and re-engage later for exfiltration. Or the propulsion units could be programmed to “return to home” on their own if the combat robots are to be fully expended.
What if Napoleon had a B-52 at the Battle of Waterloo? /yeah, back then....they were
I thought it was amazing. He is a daredevil.
Jet packs have been around since... I’m thinking Superbowl I. All of the sudden they’ve found a ‘tactical’ application for them? Somebody been smoking something...
Compress gas is also a bomb on the wearers back. A single piece of schrapnel before it gets discarded will ruin the wearer's day, and that of every squad member around him. This is why back-pack flamethrowers fell out of use. Too many guys "went Ronson".
Ya.. they need some Asgard shield tech to make it worthwhile...
It’s faked video. Enough thrust to lift 350 lb man and suit and it generates no dust or debris field on take-off or landing. Not likely.
Thanks.
The video link I posted with the jet pack is real.
1866
https://www.uberti-usa.com/1866-yellowboy-rifle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=99&v=l7nd4rKMAk4&feature=emb_logo
(I really like my 357 mag Uberti short stroke pro Colt replica. They are made with precision.)
That scenario is considerably very different from supplying pop-up targets.
I could see Navy SEALs using these to exfil from a night op.
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