Comments on: Parachutes vs. RPGs

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 00:17:18 +0000

The funky parachute sounds like an ok idea. Spacing of the net structure could be critical. Like the slat armour which has proved effective, this would be uggly, but might work. If you can tumble, smash the nose, explode prematurely, or deflect an RPG you can avoid the armour puncturing explosive jet that makes RPGs so dangerous.

By: wek

wek — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:12:12 +0000

You fools. It works by detonating the warhead before it comes in contact with the vehicles armor, rendering it ineffective. Thats how RPG cages work. A sticky net would do the same thing as the parachute, but why waste money on paste.

By: Big D

Big D — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 14:24:17 +0000

Stupid question... the Brit electric armor showed up 3 years ago, and appeared to work then.

Since then there's been nothing, and we could really use it right now.

Does anybody know if that was just a Brit psyop on Saddam (sorry chap, you can hurt our vehicles), or if it was real?

If it was real, what's the holdup?

By: MD

MD — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 13:43:53 +0000

Indeed sounds like a goofy idea, but I must add that in an indoor archery range I went to they used a simple fabric backstop, a large nylon curtain, made from you guessed it old drag chutes, similar principle to how a Kevlar vest works...

So while it sounds bizarre it may actually work in some respects.

By: jnr

jnr — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 18:27:51 +0000

interesting approach.

wonder if it would actually work in the field.

also wonder if something like a sticky net, maybe weighted offcenter, would do the job.

By: jtw

jtw — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 13:41:05 +0000

Just another example why the patent system is a joke. The idea sounds like it can potentially work if the parachute was made of like IRON (lol) but people should not be able to patent anything without 1) selling whatever they have patented -and- 2) actually building whatever they want to patent.

How can you say you own science? If people want to capitalize on ideas it should be through superior quality, service, and being an original or sole manufacturer/inventor of some idea. Filing a patent to say you own knowledge is an insult.