Lucky wrote:Everything i've ever read or head about the Humvee said that it just wasn't designed for the conditions it has to deal with, and while adding armor helps deal with some of those problem it causes other problems.
I'm not saying the humvee is perfect, but at least it's sturdy and voluminous on the sides and is clearly shaped like a brick, has no fancy shapes (no radars, we don't care) so that makes the addition of defense systems easier.
Mr. Oragahn wrote:What kind of douche wouldn't already realize from the drawing that the horizontal windows are just useless and the people at the back won't see shit? To make them useful, they need to have the rear seats raised, with more head room, which means they stick out even more.
The only possible thing that could solve that would be a set of lenses and mirrors, kinda periscope, to allow the guys on the back to see something, if only trees. Of course the design seems to be going for massive cheapness, and I didn't notice any such device in the construction video.
I suppose it's to see the stars and the sun, since there won't be any GPS.
http://forge.localmotors.com/pages/project.php?cg=7564
http://s3.amazonaws.com/lmi/user-images/co77560.jpg
Judging by this blueprint it looks like the guys in the back can see out those windows, but that might only be on paper.
The blueprint is completely at odds with the finished model regarding the top windows.
The blueprint shows that the rear passengers have their eyes flush with the roof of the forward section, have a decent vision of things above that plane, and have plenty of headroom above.
Compare this with the article here:
http://pinoytutorial.com/techtorial/dar ... -soldiers/
We have the video, that shows the size of people, the volume of their heads. It just doesn't work. We have proof that the rear roof is different. We have proof that the second blueprint doesn't even show the thick hatches on the front roof.
Look, we can even see something else on the blueprint: the height of those windows on the sides of the vehicle is much greater, then narrow towards the junction of the pair. It gives a "nasty look" to those two glasses. It's much less noticeable in the model. Not only that, but the triangular section that supposedly goes down is actually completely flat with the rest of the aft roof, and that not because they decided to make the windows greater, but on the contrary, at the expense of head room.
We can also see on the blueprint that at its greatest height, a window is practically 3/5th of the the man's head height we can see, while for the model, you couldn't even squeeze a fist through them. Pause at 1:10 for example, there's a guy inside the vehicle, on the right. You can see his left hand on the edge of what would be the left door. It allows you to see the make a comparison between the width of his knuckle and the height of the window at its tallest point.
It's complete BS.
Oh and I love the inspiration intro in the first document. They forgot to add the batmobile, Pikachu, Freddy Mercury and lazorz.
Given the off road nature of the vehicle head room is needed so the riders do not suffer head and neck injuries, and so the riders heads are inside the cab. It's only about six feet tall from lowest point to highest point isn't it?
It's even worse, because we know that they're not supposed to have their heads touch the roof. Good luck seeing through those slits without pressing one of your ears against said roof.
Looking at the original article, they're literally skipping one major testing phase to go straight to production?
LOL
I was always partial to the Starwolf. IF you are going to have fighters in your Sci-Fi you don't get a better design.
Yes, their fighters do look ace. There's the whole F-117 vibe to them. The Vampires also had it. I just love the idea that all of them can be packed and transported. It's a good plus on the logistics side. Starcom's Battlecrane is too cool. It can carry containers and also fold into a shape that precisely is the same as one of those containers.
When you look at the Shadow forces, it's actually stunning how the mobility of those vehicles is so flexible.
http://www.virtualtoychest.com/starcom/starcom.html
I always thought Starcom human forces were a united Earth space force of sort of thing. I honestly can't see any one country being able to do what was done in the series do to politics and the fact that at least a couple other countries should have a similar level of technology.
The basic idea could be made into a good trilogy
It would need to be enhanced. The toys clearly are the best part by far.
It's understandable, back then, why it would be considered logical that the USA could still be so powerful in the future. Our current view is quite different than what we enjoyed back then. Thus, the Space Marines Corps in ALIEN for example which seem to be the main force several LY around, although in reality they'd probably be one army among many.
It is suppose to be a combat reconnaissance vehicle and a combat delivery and evacuation vehicle. The biggest difference between the winner of the XC2V project and a Humvee seems to be that the winner of the XC2V project is intended to enter combat from the beginning.
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The bit that cracked me up:
"...and carry up to five passengers, including up to three people lying down. (This is medevac, after all.)"
Err... there has to be room for three peeps lying down now? And a minibar, perhaps?
Why not make its aft as large as the front? Also, as an extension of what Robert pointed out, how are those wounded people going to be accessed? There's no opening on the rear section safe the aft roof's hatch and eventually, that theoretical door that I can't even see
here. There's not even enough room to squeeze two people lying on their backs + one medic at the back, etc.
I mean this piece of junk really cries failure. All I can see from the beginning is its silly coolness factor.
