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Posted: 2003-03-06 12:04am
by ArmorPierce
Segway may be fun to try out but why would anyone want to shell out 5k for it?
Posted: 2003-03-06 12:22am
by XPViking
They just ran a news clip on TechTV. Dean Kane wants to sell a "military" version of the Segway? WTF?????????? - TrailerParkJawa
I sense a photoshop job in the near future...
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<Klaxon alarm blaring>
Sarge: Okay, ladies. The enemy is closing in. Mount up!
<Sarge gets on Military-grade Segway and zooms off>
Private One: Yeeehaww! <follows Sarge>
Private Two: What kind of chickenshit outfit is this???
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XPViking
Posted: 2003-03-06 12:25am
by Howedar
Umm, for what? The only possible half-use I can think of would be MP and guard duties.
Posted: 2003-03-06 12:27am
by TrailerParkJawa
Howedar wrote:Umm, for what? The only possible half-use I can think of would be MP and guard duties.
I went over the Segway website and took a quick look at the forums. Some people are thinking they can be used for SpecOps.
Assuming they could, would you rather take 83 pounds of Segway or 83 pounds of food, radios, ammo, water, etc.
Posted: 2003-03-06 12:36am
by XaLEv
An idea to use Segway type things for mounting machine guns and such came to me the other day. Put the gun up where the handles are, carry extra ammo down below that. Put some cameras on it and make it remote controlled.
Only be useful in a few situations...
Posted: 2003-03-06 12:43am
by Rob Wilson
XaLEv wrote:An idea to use Segway type things for mounting machine guns and such came to me the other day. Put the gun up where the handles are, carry extra ammo down below that. Put some cameras on it and make it remote controlled.
Only be useful in a few situations...
I don't think the gyro's are upto the speed of the recoil, plus you'd never be able to take cover (even mounting a ballistic shield won't help you against grenades). That is definitely a non-starter.
Posted: 2003-03-06 12:54am
by Howedar
TrailerParkJawa wrote:Howedar wrote:Umm, for what? The only possible half-use I can think of would be MP and guard duties.
I went over the Segway website and took a quick look at the forums. Some people are thinking they can be used for SpecOps.
Assuming they could, would you rather take 83 pounds of Segway or 83 pounds of food, radios, ammo, water, etc.
I will not burden you all with all of the giant fonts, bolding, italicizing, flashy colors, and irritating MIDIs necessary for me to express just how fucking dumb that is.
Posted: 2003-03-06 02:31am
by Gandalf
3rd Impact wrote:Wasn't this the thing that was touted as 'a device that would change the world', or am I thinking of something else?
That's pretty much anything nowadays.