Future Soldier

How did the layered nylon armor work? Just like a modernized flak/ fireproof vest?

It seems like they were expecting another Germany/Korea.

>>33925420
They got remarkably fucking close
>>33925478
Yeah pretty much. Even modern soft armor is basically nylon. The differences between nylon and Spectra/Dyneema are very fucking minor.

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>>33925420
>IR
>Radio and mic
>Goggles
>Body armor

not bad desu

>>33925489
Is Nylon, Kevlar, and Spectra/Dyneema just different variations of polymers?

>>33925420
I miss 50s and 60s designs

>>33925642
Yep.

>>33925619
>SGT 1/C

Is this an old abbreviation for Sergeant First Class or something?

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>>33925785
I suppose so

>>33925420
Explosive fox-hole diggers sound kick-ass

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>>33925489
>>33925570
These.

They got it VERY, VERY close to correct.
>communications gear
>IR/NVG's
>IR/NV Scope
>Body armor
>lightweight, intermediate cartridge rifle
Hell, even the helmet shape is closer to the modern norm than that of the time.

All jokes aside, a mixture of modern and Cold War kit could get you pretty goddamn close to Starship Troopers or the Colonial Marines.
>micro-UAV's and controllers taking up no more weight/space than an E-tool
>man-portable nukes like the Davy Crockett
>lightweight, high fire rate small arms
>body armor
>NV/IR scopes and goggles
>advanced communications, GPS, etc. in the form of ruggedized tablets/smartphones

The only real problem is that this shit starts to get heavy when you add it up. Otherwise, by 1950's standards, we're pretty goddamn futuristic. We might not have any more man-portable nukes or laser guns but we do have...
>reliable, advanced optics
>computing power out the ass
>robots, robots errywhere
>communications and integration they wouldn't think possible
>almost magic-tier material science
>highly advanced battlefield medicine
That's not even getting into nifty shit like
>MRE's (they suck, but they suck a lot less than previous rations)
>Multi-tools
>long-lasting, powerful LED flashlights

Actually pretty cool stuff, when you think about it.

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>>33925898
I know they got pretty to what we use today conceptually.

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>>33925898
why'd you need NVGs, comms, body armour, multitools, intermediate cartridge rifles, GPS systems, highly armoured personnel carriers, rapid medical evac, advanced medical technology, binoculars that automatically mark coordinates for firebases, lightweight squad support weapons, caseless ammunition, readily available air support, advanced synthetic material, effective squad tactics, effective room clearing and close quarters tactics, optics, drones, flashlights and rations in a nuke fight, anyway? all you gotta do is press a button.

>>33925420
>>33925895

IIRC the fox hole diggers were a real thing, but they never saw service. I imagine they were difficult to design and use properly.

>>33926104

The enemy cannot push a button if you disable his hand.

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>>33926104

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>>33926104

I really like the future GI experiments. All of them is the either the coolest or most convoluted shit the military has ever done.

He wears welding goggles to account for all the tactical nuclear strikes going on around him. That is fucking cool.

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The old AR15 furniture looks pretty good

>>33926051
Except kneepads. Apparently it was too much to fathom.

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>>33928659
Fiberglass really was the right answer.

Bump for anyone that can provide anymore info on the 1959 experimental program.

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spot the clip

>>33932215
>>33932229
>>33932237
tl;dr
pics were cool tho

>>33925817
>>33925420
>>33925619
>>33926051
You can tell this wasn't just speculation. They knew what they wanted, and went all out on the r&d behind it. Compared to that "house of tomorrow" bullshit everyone was so crazy about during the 50's, which was mostly just eye-candy for the public, this is pretty spot on.

>>33928659
They have a cool exhibit of the evolution of the AR at the national infantry museum, If you enlist under 11series you actually visit it at some point during AIT (usually after ftx) t. Airborne holdover

>What's /k/'s thoughts on the 1959's soldier of the future?
Except the jetpack, they pretty much nailed it.

>>33925478
>How did the layered nylon armor work? Just like a modernized flak/ fireproof vest?

Nylon was the strongest polymer fiber available at the time. 50s era flak vests were made of layered ballistic nylon fabric, just like today's vests are made of layered ballistic Kevlar or UHMWPE or whatever.

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>>33925420

>they thought we'd be using the M14 as a standard issue rifle for infantry in the distant future

Not very imaginative.

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Th soldiers of the future will be nanobot clouds that shred specific organic matter on contact.

The cleanest form of warfare, infrastructure will be left intact and in perfect order. You cna program your cloud soldier to not kill women and children, allowing you to easily occupy enemy territory.

The first ones to win WW3 will be the first ones to implement AI and nano machines with no morality involved in the design.

The future of warfare is cleanliness. Your enemies will receive no burials, their bleating families no proper closure.

>developments in battery tech energy density and more efficient actuators might make power armor actually useful
>you could conceivably have a power armor wearing man firing a modernized Davey Crocket nuclear bomb launcher, hopefully with dramatically increased range so as not to get fried.
>even as small as the nuke is,it dumps out enough radiation to kill most people within a quarter mile

god nukes are insane.

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>yfw everyone figures out Nuclear Winter is a myth

Fun times soon, stalker.

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>>33933060
>nuclear bomb as close support for infantry forces
YES

>>33933131

Metal.

>>33933371
They are testing .264 USA and a 6.5mm.

New rounds, not 7.62 NATO,

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>>33933065
>It's 2017
>nearly 60 years in the future from 1959
>half the world still uses the AR-15 platform, designed 1956
>The M-14 is still around too.

>>33933065
I can imagine an alternate timeline where they started fresh instead of trying to make Garand 2.0.
Cover up that action a bit, shorten the rifle a tad, lower the weight, maybe stuff that 6mm SAW cartridge in it.
Hell, if they still wanted an upgraded Garand, I bet the Italians and Czechs have a pretty neat idea on doing so.

>>33933131
>Use EMP weapons.
>Use RF jammers.
>Provoke nuclear retaliation.
Real good idea.