Hi Gang,
got me Blast Models "US Army Tactical Armed Robot" before the company closes. Now I wonder if the vehicles/systems are in operational service with the US Forces or are they only prototypes.
TIA
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Posted: Friday, February 14, 2014 - 10:47 PM UTC
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Posted: Friday, February 14, 2014 - 11:23 PM UTC
Hi Hans-Hermann
According to Wikipedia :"In 2007, three SWORDS units were deployed to Iraq. Each unit is armed with a M249 machine gun. This deployment marks the first time that robots are carrying guns into battle; however, their weapons have remained unused as the Army has never given the go-ahead for using them. The Army stopped funding the SWORDS robots after deploying the initial three robots."
Source for info above :
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2007/08/httpwwwnational/
More info here :
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/4258963
I guess deployment pics may be hard to come by
H.P.
According to Wikipedia :"In 2007, three SWORDS units were deployed to Iraq. Each unit is armed with a M249 machine gun. This deployment marks the first time that robots are carrying guns into battle; however, their weapons have remained unused as the Army has never given the go-ahead for using them. The Army stopped funding the SWORDS robots after deploying the initial three robots."
Source for info above :
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2007/08/httpwwwnational/
More info here :
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/4258963
I guess deployment pics may be hard to come by
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Posted: Saturday, February 15, 2014 - 01:14 AM UTC
Hmmm.... good to know. So I can keep the kit in storage.
Fortunatly, the Terminator T-800 will be in a far future (2029)
Fortunatly, the Terminator T-800 will be in a far future (2029)
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Hmmm.... good to know. So I can keep the kit in storage.
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That is exactly what they remind me of. Aerial drones, ground robots and autonomous convoys. Funny thing about science-fiction is how it always seems to come true.
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Posted: Saturday, February 15, 2014 - 02:41 AM UTC
Do you refer to this terminator?
http://www.culttvmanshop.com/T2-Hunter-Killer-Tank-from-Pegasus-Hobbies-PREORDER-RESERVATION_p_2715.html
http://www.culttvmanshop.com/T2-Hunter-Killer-Tank-from-Pegasus-Hobbies-PREORDER-RESERVATION_p_2715.html
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Posted: Saturday, February 15, 2014 - 03:48 AM UTC
Didn`t know the designation, but yes! Cool find. Anyone makes "Arnie" and the T-X in the same scale?
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Posted: Saturday, February 15, 2014 - 03:55 AM UTC
Cool that there is also the Aerial Hunter Killer available. I guess I need some bottles of Crome color. But wasn`t the Hunter Killer Tank from T3?
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Posted: Saturday, February 15, 2014 - 03:59 AM UTC
Hmmm... Pegasus Aerial Hunter Killer plus Meng pick-up plus some resistance troops. Will have to think about this.
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