In a few years the US created and populated enter towns, and

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>>32860133
Where's the 4 stage bullet that refires everytime it penetrates something?

For what purpose?

>>32860149
Because reasons stfu

>>32860133

Turns out fusion is as close as we'll ever get to making physics our bitch.

Sorry fampai.

>>32860133
>bomb that liquefies materials that are magnetic
wat

>>32860133
Humanity has reached more or less its scientific peakNow it is not anymore possible for small groups to make huge steps. Now even the largest groups can only make small steps, due to we hit the information barrier. Too much data must be processed, which cant be done by humans anymore.

>>32860133

What new weapons do you want? Weather technology that's capable of conjuring up tornadoes and reducing whole continents to rubble?

We're working around the clock to make laser and rail weapons practical, so it's not like we're doing nothing.

>>32860133
War generally speed up development speed. Don't think we'll have one capable of that again unless all nukes suddenly disappear.

>>32860133
Muzzle-loading rifle-muskets remained relatively unchanged for centuries until the metallic cartridge and later smokeless powder changed everything. We're in a similar plateau now. Until the next great leap forward, which will probably be power sources small enough to make electric-propulsion weapons feasible, the metallic cartridge black rifle is here to stay.

>Today... nothing. All anyone is ever doing is just trying to improve existing technology. A little polish here, rounding out the edges there. No new tech is being created.


Do you not realize that people have been saying that every decade, since the Renaissance? Sure, we'll slow down due to Moore's Law.

But don't be a fucking idiot.

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>>32860133
>US military is planning on adopting a 25 mm semi auto airburst grenade launcher that can be used by a single soldier this year (XM25)
>current standard issue ammunition for the US Army (M855A1) can penetrate body armor designed to stop rifle ammunition and can still fragment while maintaining adequate penetration when fired from a 7.5" barrel
>US military is currently experimenting with polymer cased telescoped ammunition that offers all the advantages of caseless ammunition with none of the downsides (LSAT program)
>US military is currently experimenting with HUDs for some soldiers, to go along with the smartphone/tablet devices that are already issued and connect to a soldiers radio
>hybrid thermal/NVG optics that can outline anything over a certain heat threshold like the ENVG are now being issued to soldiers and there are even limited issue linked sights like the FWS being used (pic related), which may as well be out of a science fiction video game
>with modern barrel nitriding people no longer have to choose between the additional barrel life of a chrome lined barrel or accuracy and can now have both
>digital scopes, which can offer all the advantages of both a red dot sight and a scope with none of the compromises associated with either and no parallax at higher magnification, are slowly gaining popularity
>iron sights are no longer considered for serious use outside of a backup option on anything that isn't a handgun or shotgun
>all of the advances that have made smartphones powerful enough to do all the shit people use them for, disregarding the overall negative effects they've had on software and the internet
Seriously, the shit that's common now would be out of science fiction 10-20 years ago.

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>>32861092
And a picture of the PSQ-20 ENVG hybrid thermal/NVG.

>>32861110
Shit, forgot to specify that's an older picture looking through the ENVG and the thermal view now completely covers the field of view instead of just being that rectangle in the middle.

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>>32860149

Bullet loses velocity as it hits a target. But if it "shoots" again, it comes out the other side of the target at the same speed and keeps going.

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>>32860215

Melting any metal (and leaving the surroundings okay) seems too scifi. But if some sort of revolution in science, like the atomic revolution, something like this might be possible.

>>32860133
Maybe you just don't hear about it.
How many people knew about the atomic bomb before it was used?

>>32861092
Almost all of those programs are on the chopping block and have been for at least two years, with the exception of the PSQ20

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Lasers

>>32862060
>Almost all of those programs are on the chopping block and have been for at least two years
No. The XM25 has struggled with funding due to overall budget cuts but has been kept around despite that (including when they needed to redesign parts to make it more soldier proof), the LSAT program has regularly exceeded expectations and would greatly lower logistics costs if adopted (giving reason to keep it going regardless of whether it increases soldier effectiveness), and the FWS and soldier "smartphone" are already being issued.

>>32862085
shimmy sword must have designed that housing.

>>32861092
>>US military is currently experimenting with polymer cased telescoped ammunition that offers all the advantages of caseless ammunition with none of the downsides (LSAT program)
I didn't know we were planning to send bullets to law school

If its any consolation, they can top the nuke. A country that gets fucked by global warming enough might try to redirect light back into space, causing massive crop failures and suddenly stopping the greenhouse effect. You know how a large enough volcano eruption can cause a mini-ice age, they can do that! Just pump enough sulfur into the air and there you go.

In fact it probably will happen. Some country will get desperate enough to block out the sun.

>>32861296
fuel has weight, and you have to have somewhere on the bullet to store it. that's a dumb idea, bud.

The powers at be keep the really advanced tech for themselves, meanwhile we get the leftovers if they are feeling generous enough. That is why we don't see any new advances in tech, because we are kept in the dark about said advances.

A few things: materials technology peaked in the 70's and ISO standards for grades of steel, aluminum, etc. were worked out by then so improvement there is flat. Computer technology continues to improve but that doesnt translate well to every aspect of military functionality.

Also, we need to throttle our own R&D so that if there is a major war, we don't peak then begin to use increasingly simpler weapons. The next generations of arms have been made and the technology trees built out, but once we use them everyone will copy what works.

the only next obvious path is magic, boys.

>>32863368
>Also, we need to throttle our own R&D so that if there is a major war, we don't peak then begin to use increasingly simpler weapons. The next generations of arms have been made and the technology trees built out, but once we use them everyone will copy what works.

Exactly. It would also cost money to produce these techs. By leaving them unmassproduced, it saves money for more R&D

>What gives?
The cold war ended (or at least went in hiatus)

>>32860133
The past few decades of weapons development have been about making weapons now that can actually hit their target. Optics for small arms, thermals for tanks, PGMs for aircraft, improved guidance for cruise and ballistic missiles.

In 1991 PGMs accounted for 10% of bombs dropped, that increased to 68% by 2003 and 100% for the 2012 Libyan campaign. Given that the USAF calculated that a Iraq-era warplane loaded with PGMs was more effective then a Vietnam-era warplane loaded with tactical nukes that is a huge advancement.

>>32860133

Drones? Night vision/thermals? Communications? The Mk19?

What the fuck do you want? Lasers and jetpacks?

>>32861296
>re-shooting a flying bullet without a barrel
wat

>>32860133
As it turns out, the weapons we have fulfill the purpose of killing people very well. They don't need to make quantum leaps in weapons development when there is an enormous industry devoted to making things that already do the job.

>>32861092
>m855
>good
kek

>>32860133
We already have bombs to destroy the world.

Jesus just testing the next big weapon is liable to destroy the world.

>>32860285
Source:
Your dumb ass

>>32860133
Wait until a bigger threat emerges that necessitates the use of new weapons development.