Comments on: Ripsaw MS1

By: greg

greg — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:39:37 +0000

its not going in to theater like that it’s a proof of concept, besides it whole ton of testing before it’s approved for deployment. It took several years before the predator was approved for use.

History is wrote by the victor, what would you rather be the author or be wiped out by the guy with the bigger gun. Oh don’t forget here you have the choice if you don’t like in the US please feel free to GET OUT!!!

I second Dan completly.

Like R Lee Ermey said “Walk softly but carry a big can of whoop ass”

By: Shane

Shane — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:40:21 +0000

yea currently c4 or rpg would destroy it, however, with a 2000lb capacity you could carry some nice Armour. Would have to be light weight but it dosent have to be like a full blown tank because there is no driver

By: xaint

xaint — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:49:43 +0000

This machine is awesome but have to say this, wouldn’t a c4 or rpg destroy it?

By: chris

chris — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:02:59 +0000

looks to me like a perfect platform for Metalstorm.
add in a 7.62 mini-gun with all the bells and whistles. then add to the lan warrior. slave in the predator and phoenix drone. ability to laser paint targets and forward target positions to air assets. like fighter bombers and ac130 specter’s. and if you want to get real crazy have be able to call in artilary and calculate all time on target for maximum damage.

By: finch

finch — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:19:33 +0000

I agree with you completely dan,
I’d rather be fighting a cold war than a hot one.

By: Evan

Evan — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:16:28 +0000

This is like that song its like shut up and drive

By: Dan Fekete

Dan Fekete — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 09:47:48 +0000

Seems a lot of people are crapping on this because it is made for war.

Seriously, war has been a part of life since civilization began. I don’t know how to say this any other way than: “tough shit, get over it.” It’s not going to change.

Evil doesn’t lay down its arms when a powerful nation turns into a bunch of peace-loving pacifists, it picks them up. If you value your way of life you better be willing to defend it or at least support those who do. Otherwise you better get used to a government a la the USSR or Third Reich because it’s people like you who give them power through non-aggression.

“Peace through superior firepower”

By: browncardboard

browncardboard — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:52:32 +0000

i have a feeling that if the remote control signal was jammed it could easily be set up to become autonomous.

By: Stainless

Stainless — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:22:35 +0000

Nice! When are they remaking, “Maximum Overdrive”? That weenie machine gun on wheels didn’t scare anybody, but this thing deserves respect!
-Al.

By: Robert Spies

Robert Spies — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:31:08 +0000

kender,

You seem to have missed the point of my comment.

My attempt to clarify…

My point is not whether our way of life is a democracy, a republic, a kingdom — or anything else, for that matter.

My point is that it is our own way of life.

My point is, it is not up to us to force our way of life on anyone else.

My point is if ‘others’ think our ‘way of life’ will suit them, or with modifications it will suit them, they will use it. They may even ask for help in using it.

My point is that if we try to force our way of life on others, they will rebel, and will not adopt what they might have adopted if they had not been forced. They will rebel because they are forced — it matters not why they were forced.

My point is, I am describing the behavior of our own (American) ancestors.

My point is, I am describing human nature.

The US failure to take human nature into account in our foreign policy is a huge part of what has come back to bite us in the butt — not only in the form of terrorist acts.

By: umps

umps — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:14:52 +0000

god this is some disturbing shit. Even more disturbing is comments like these that is completely disconnected from reality.

“Makes you wonder when we will have soldier less war. If you think about it, then you could just solve conflicts with a game of chess. No one gets killed.”

Are you crazy? Where do you think these things are going to be deployed? On the moon? They’re going to be ripping apart cities with people in them.

By: Kender

Kender — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:36:54 +0000

Very nice! I like how it can attach and pull a vehicle out of the way.
@robert the us is not a democracy it is a republic, governed by law not majority (look it up)!

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:15:34 +0000

imagine an entire column of these bad boys supported overhead by a fleet of predator uav’s. awesome.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:00:13 +0000

Funny that you guys mention ripsaw because I just spent a couple of days seting up at the Army of Science show in Orlando, FL at first glance standing next to RipSaw looks mean as hell, I even snapped a couple of phone pics right as they were showing up. Enjoy
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By: Robert Spies

Robert Spies — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:52:03 +0000

Better than making another ’shoot-em-up’ gadget would be to have a foreign policy that does not infuriate non-US people and countries enough to attack us.

If democracy is so great, lets demonstrate that works well for us. Lets stop trying to force democracy upon non-US peoples. If non-US peoples see democracy works well for us, they will copy and probably modify it in ways that suit them. What’s wrong with that?

Democracy as a principle does not incite violence. However, the US form of democracy certainly does.

It seems as if Howe & Howe could learn a bit from Robert LeTourneau. Get away from ’skid-steer’, a huge waste of power and desecrator of terrain.

Look into the drive system of military M8E2, for example.

Could we some movies of the Howe & Howe machines doing non-military, non-testosterone stimulated things? Do the Howe & Howe machines have non-violent uses?