YankeeDog Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Er. . . I think you need to look up the word "prescient". It's the very fact that you posted your comment two weeks ago that makes it so prescient! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 I know what prescient means :mad: It's too far removed, so it's more like random chance unless one was to subscribe to a Kettleresque logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted September 7, 2006 Author Share Posted September 7, 2006 HIGH-RES U.S. Army soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team patrol a street in Adhamiyah, Iraq, Sept. 1, 2006, during Operation Together Forward. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Richard Rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 One of the funniest picture of the war. I believe this was from the end of 3-2nd Stryker's first tour, fighting in Samarah. I just love that wacky muscleman poster at the top! Hah! The vehicle beneath it seems to be a mortar carrier being used for infantry transport(?). Note the big mortar base stowed at the corner behind the cage. And look at the mass of electrical wires hanging in the picture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucero1148 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 anyone know if this is new? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Originally posted by flamingknives: I know what prescient means :mad: It's too far removed, so it's more like random chance unless one was to subscribe to a Kettleresque logic. Ah. Apologies for doubting your vocabulary; I guess we have different idea of what consitutes "a moment before," in the context of current events. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Originally posted by lucero1148: [pic snipped for the sake of bandwidth] anyone know if this is new? It's an FN Minimi with a short (para) barrel but fixed stock and an Elcan optical sight. Beyond that??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellfish Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 IIRC the designation is the M145 scope for the SAW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted September 8, 2006 Author Share Posted September 8, 2006 HIGH-RES (hell if I know why he is in Multicam) Army's Future Force Warrior passes major milestone By U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center NATICK, Mass. (Army News Service, Sept. 7, 2006) – The Army's Future Force Warrior system is one step closer to being fielded as the Ground Soldier System following a successful demonstration in August of its electronic networking capability. Developed and managed by the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center with General Dynamics C4 Systems as the lead integrator, FFW is the Army's flagship science and technology program, aimed at integrating "best in class" technologies from the Army's Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) enterprise, other government agencies and industry to enhance the combat effectiveness of the Soldier and small combat unit. This marks a major milestone for the program, said Carol Fitzgerald, program manager for the FFW Advanced Technology Demonstration. "This was the first of two incremental design phases. We have successfully demonstrated network interoperability of the Soldier/small combat unit with the future force network," she said. “This achievement satisfied the program's top level goal for its first incremental design and was completed three months ahead of schedule.” According to Fitzgerald, the FFW Technology Program Office delivered early prototypes of the "Increment 2" design, enabling risk reduction of the system that will continue to be enhanced throughout the remainder of the program, which is scheduled to conclude in late 2007. To achieve this success, NSC has worked with a number of their sister centers, including the Communications and Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC). "Natick participated in CERDEC's Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) On-the-Move program," said Fitzgerald. "This allowed us to leverage an important Army field experimentation venue to assess multiple developmental technologies addressing future force network integration, including FFW." As the lead organization for the FFW ATD, NSC is responsible for the successful integration of all FFW-related technologies developed by government and non-government partners and ensuring that the final product seamlessly incorporates state-of-the-art technologies into one Soldier-friendly package. "Through NSC's participation in this experiment, the Army has gained valuable Soldier feedback on network/communications capabilities as well as Soldier acceptance feedback regarding the many aspects of the advanced FFW combat ensemble," said Fitzgerald. The FFW Increment 1 capabilities demonstrated at the OTM included: SCU integration into the future force network via the Soldier Radio Waveform; demonstration of the Soldier Protective Individual Equipment System, an advanced body armor and load carriage system; demonstration of cooperative engagement/networked fires using digital target handoff and Non Line of Sight fire; demonstration of headgear thermal and Image-Intensification sensor fusion; demonstration of system voice control; and simulation of physiological status monitoring. In addition, the FFW early Increment 2 capabilities demonstrated at OTM included: demonstration of Leader level Command and Control via FalconView (leveraged from the Air Force), system voice control, integrated Class I Unmanned Aerial Vehicle imagery, look-down display integrated into combat goggles, and advanced power management devices to extend mission duration; demonstration of Soldier level Situational Awareness leveraged from CERDEC's Command and Control Mobile Intelligent Net-Centric Computing System program; Warrior Physiological Status Monitoring; and deeper integration of electronics into the FFW combat ensemble. Fitzgerald said that the FFW is spiraling mature components to enhance the Program Executive Office Soldier's Land Warrior system, designed for Stryker and current force interoperability. "FFW will transition to the PEO Soldier in fiscal year 2008 to support the Army Requirements Oversight Council-approved Ground Soldier System – the next version of Land Warrior, which supports Future Combat Systems and future force interoperability," she said. "FFW participation in this major Army experimentation venue helps the Future Combat Systems program address their risks of dismounted Soldier integration into FCS," said Fitzgerald. "The FFW ATD is scheduled to conclude at the end of 2007, with participation in C4ISR OTM 07 and Air Assault Expeditionary Force/Spiral D serving as the culminating events." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellfish Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 I still like Multicam better than the ACUcam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offtaskagain Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 The latest and greatest mod to the SAW that isn't pictured above is the foregrip is replaced with a rail mount one with mounts on both sides and the bottom for accessories. Usually that means a laser pointer and a peg grip on the bottom. I'll second the Multicam vote. ACU always looked too blue to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted September 8, 2006 Author Share Posted September 8, 2006 Originally posted by offtaskagain: The latest and greatest mod to the SAW that isn't pictured above is the foregrip is replaced with a rail mount one with mounts on both sides and the bottom for accessories. Usually that means a laser pointer and a peg grip on the bottom.look to first page: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/fresh/27076.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offtaskagain Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Yeah that's the one. He's got an aftermarket buttstock on it, at least I've never seen that one before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogface Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 What is the hinged hunk of wood on the chest of the Future Force Warrior ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogface Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 No one? Huh. off to google I suppose. although I dunno what "FFW hinged hunk of wood" is gonna get me there. lol nowhere. Maybe it the AC unit?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertram Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 It is a battery pack. In CM terms, you run a percentage chance that halfway the battle your soldiers will be recalled by the factory for faulty batteries. Bertram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Multicam has been used by Land Warrior (was Future Warrior IIRC) for a long time now. Not sure why they are still using it since it was (grrrrr...) rejected as the Army's universal camo pattern in favor of ACUPAT. I've got both in my hands and there is no question which one is the better pattern. The scaled back program being implemented as we speak is Stryker Warrior. The stuff in the article is what wasn't ready for prime time for Stryker Warrior. Steve [ September 11, 2006, 11:07 PM: Message edited by: Battlefront.com ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 BTW, this looks like an old picture. Multicam is significantly lighter now. From what I can tell they made it that way when the Army started asking for a universal terrain camouflage, which Multicam wasn't initially set up for. At least not universal with a leaning towards arid environments. So they watered down the colors and made it much lighter overall. I've seen pics of it in the desert and the color differences really do make a difference. Still daft to have a universal camo pattern, but I don't call the shots Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarkus Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 I know these pictures do not tell much as far as relative pattern efficiency goes, since there are so many factors to take into account... Nonetheless, here's an interesting picture about various patterns. For the nongrog out there, from left to right we have CADPAT, poor guy in bunnysuit, Flecktarn, Multicam, unknown (anyone ? MARPAT ?), Tigerstripe and arid CADPAT. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtMuhammed Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 What "poor guy in bunnysuit?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderbamsen Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Does anyone know the reasoning behind the Army single universal camo pattern? (the polite way of saying "which idiot came up with that stupid idea?!") Just curious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtMuhammed Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 To help cut down on those pesky wardrobe decisions before 1st formation. Of course it could be an effort to end the nasty profiling of forest as green and desert as brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarkus Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Originally posted by sgtgoody (esq): What "poor guy in bunnysuit?" I believe that the guy was having some sort of 'initiation'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtMuhammed Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 I still don't see him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtMuhammed Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 I noticed one of the photos earlier with the guy with the radio on his back. Did the Army switch radios since 2000? That thing is tiny compared to the old SINCGARS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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