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It's called 21st Century Soldier: The Weapons, Gear, and Technology of the New Century.

Anyone else picked this up yet? It's a good read.

Who's the author?

Sea Skimmer wrote:Who's the author?

I don't think it has an individual author, but it was published by Time Inc.

It's one of their specials.

What's it about?

Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:What's it about?

Probably about the Weapons, Gear, and Technology of the 21st century soldier.

Antediluvian wrote:It's called 21st Century Soldier: The Weapons, Gear, and Technology of the New Century.

Anyone else picked this up yet? It's a good read.

Let me guess the special PopSci issue? Too much "yay we've got cool shit" and too little real understanding how these things work.

Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:What's it about?

It comments on present-day weapons and vehicles (Aircraft, Armor, Ships, and such) and then shows their possible successors. Pretty cool book. I liked all the possible futuristic weapons and the like.

If you're into the military like me, you should like it.

Let me guess the special PopSci issue? Too much "yay we've got cool shit" and too little real understanding how these things work.

It probably is like that if its from Time. In almost every magazine or show about future weapons, Ive never seen any questions asked wether or not such developments are needed or will be usefull in a real fight.

I do give credit to the TV show Future Fighting, they occasionally poke fun at the "its high tech so it must be better" mentality.

Dude, I got the same thing.
Picked it up a week ago.

Captain tycho wrote:Dude, I got the same thing.
Picked it up a week ago.

What did you think?

Like or dislike?

TrailerParkJawa wrote:

Let me guess the special PopSci issue? Too much "yay we've got cool shit" and too little real understanding how these things work.

It probably is like that if its from Time. In almost every magazine or show about future weapons, Ive never seen any questions asked wether or not such developments are needed or will be usefull in a real fight.

I do give credit to the TV show Future Fighting, they occasionally poke fun at the "its high tech so it must be better" mentality.

EFOGM owns your puny cost effective ass.

LOVED IT.

EFOGM owns your puny cost effective ass.
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Huh? I know what EFOGM is, Im not understanding your comment though?