PLA Ground Forces news, pics and videos
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I do not know, but these posts are out of place.
cut off supply and starve them out. it may take a few month but they'll fold. cities gets taken when politicans running the war instead of generals,
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers were seen using a wearable heads-up display and shooting their rifles around corners by accessing the sighting system view on their visors, in a different form of a ‘corner shot’ system.
Featured on a promotional news feature by its military-affiliated media and a defense technology publication, the system is helpful but still risks going the way of two such programs by the US Army that did not fare well technologically and financially.
Called Augmented Reality systems, those devices are like the land-based versions of the helmet-mounted displays worn by fighter pilots that project all the flight information and data on the visor.
But the Chinese video also showed the AR systems double up as a ‘corner shot’ weapon, where the firer can have the gun sight’s perspective on his eyes, opening up a host of possibilities for flexible shooting.
The New Corner Shot?
The video shows Chinese infantrymen – possibly special operations personnel – loading the magazines of their QBZ-95 standard assault rifles.
After firing a few rounds off their pistols and rifles, the soldiers are seen wearing different visors under their helmets. One soldier peeps out the gun from the corner and shoots over and around an obstacle. This indicates that the gun’s digital targeting reticule view can also be seen on the AR goggles.
This ‘corner shot’ mode is vastly different than the one invented by retired Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Lt Col Amos Golan, which required manipulating a lever on a large adapter kit that accommodated a pistol. This was to turn it in various directions.
A pop-out screen in the other half of the kit transferred images from the optical sight connected to the pistols. It found instant utility in counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, and urban warfare scenarios and was adopted by many security and police agencies worldwide.
Expert Speak
Col. Bipin Shinde (retd) agreed the system has its advantages. “Various combinations of information, from battlefield radars, drones, UAVs, satellite imagery, can be fed to the head-up display.” But he also warns of “information overload,” mainly if not correctly structured, “which may become a hindrance.”
“Also, over-dependence on AR systems might completely disrupt functioning if it is destroyed or malfunctions,” he adds. The Chinese system might be a testing prototype, not a final design, just sent to operational units for feedback.
US’ Overly Advanced System That Overwhelmed Soldiers
Previous attempts at a heads-up display (HUD) for infantrymen in the US Army have failed spectacularly. The Integrated Augmented Display, part of the Future Warrior/Land Warrior program, was sent to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2007 – and the units hated it.
Weighing 7.7 kgs (17 pounds) alone, the units cited disorientation, mobility, equipment space requirements, clumsy cables, weapon sighting, and technical issues.
But it doesn’t end here. The technology is now being pursued as the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) program, promising not to repeat the mistakes of the Future Warrior and Land Warrior projects.
IVAS was born out of Microsoft’s HoloLens technology, adapted for military purposes. A Pentagon report suggested that infantrymen disliked the system and would prefer to ditch it.
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation Nick Guertin, in his evaluation for the Department of Defense (DoD), said, “More than 80% (of the soldiers experienced) headaches, eyestrain, and nausea (within) three hours of using the customized version of Microsoft’s HoloLens goggles.” IVAS costs $21.9 billion, required to provide 120,000 devices over ten years.
Featured on a promotional news feature by its military-affiliated media and a defense technology publication, the system is helpful but still risks going the way of two such programs by the US Army that did not fare well technologically and financially.
Called Augmented Reality systems, those devices are like the land-based versions of the helmet-mounted displays worn by fighter pilots that project all the flight information and data on the visor.
But the Chinese video also showed the AR systems double up as a ‘corner shot’ weapon, where the firer can have the gun sight’s perspective on his eyes, opening up a host of possibilities for flexible shooting.
The New Corner Shot?
The video shows Chinese infantrymen – possibly special operations personnel – loading the magazines of their QBZ-95 standard assault rifles.
After firing a few rounds off their pistols and rifles, the soldiers are seen wearing different visors under their helmets. One soldier peeps out the gun from the corner and shoots over and around an obstacle. This indicates that the gun’s digital targeting reticule view can also be seen on the AR goggles.
This ‘corner shot’ mode is vastly different than the one invented by retired Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Lt Col Amos Golan, which required manipulating a lever on a large adapter kit that accommodated a pistol. This was to turn it in various directions.
A pop-out screen in the other half of the kit transferred images from the optical sight connected to the pistols. It found instant utility in counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, and urban warfare scenarios and was adopted by many security and police agencies worldwide.
Expert Speak
Col. Bipin Shinde (retd) agreed the system has its advantages. “Various combinations of information, from battlefield radars, drones, UAVs, satellite imagery, can be fed to the head-up display.” But he also warns of “information overload,” mainly if not correctly structured, “which may become a hindrance.”
“Also, over-dependence on AR systems might completely disrupt functioning if it is destroyed or malfunctions,” he adds. The Chinese system might be a testing prototype, not a final design, just sent to operational units for feedback.
US’ Overly Advanced System That Overwhelmed Soldiers
Previous attempts at a heads-up display (HUD) for infantrymen in the US Army have failed spectacularly. The Integrated Augmented Display, part of the Future Warrior/Land Warrior program, was sent to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2007 – and the units hated it.
Weighing 7.7 kgs (17 pounds) alone, the units cited disorientation, mobility, equipment space requirements, clumsy cables, weapon sighting, and technical issues.
But it doesn’t end here. The technology is now being pursued as the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) program, promising not to repeat the mistakes of the Future Warrior and Land Warrior projects.
IVAS was born out of Microsoft’s HoloLens technology, adapted for military purposes. A Pentagon report suggested that infantrymen disliked the system and would prefer to ditch it.
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation Nick Guertin, in his evaluation for the Department of Defense (DoD), said, “More than 80% (of the soldiers experienced) headaches, eyestrain, and nausea (within) three hours of using the customized version of Microsoft’s HoloLens goggles.” IVAS costs $21.9 billion, required to provide 120,000 devices over ten years.
If this could be made economically and practically viable for most PLA units it would put Chinese standard military equipment above and beyond that of all current western forces.
this has potential to be expanded to numerous different features all in one system
this has potential to be expanded to numerous different features all in one system
by78
General
How is this relevant here? Could you please stop posting useless nonsense from random sources in the wrong threads? You do this a lot, and you are lowering the quality of this forum.
Please stop.
by78
General
Those are not PLA soldiers. They are employees of the Kestrel Defense, a private company that makes the AR system. That video is a promotional demo. Please stop sharing articles from Eurasiatimes.
I appreciate the correction. If you have an issue with my quality or specific posts, please DM me or the mods to start a constructive conversation. I'd like to remind you that demands and targeted comments also decrease the quality of a thread. Thank you for your time on the forum.
Didn't want to reply to useless remarks but would still request you very politely and calmly to please control your language. A lot of your posts could also be useless. So, please request control the rudeness of your comments