Ripsaw MS1 Remote Tank

After drones took over the skies, bots are now taking control over land. And looking at the Ripsaw MS1 gun tank running at 60MPH, it looks like war is going to get fierier, scarier, and more convenient than ever.

Developed with just $1 million by the Howe brothers in Maine, the light tank is controlled from a modular station that can be fitted in other army vehicles located out of the battlefield. The Ripsaw MS1 is all-terrain, and as you can see in the video, it can jump through obstacles made of concrete at full speed.

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I did a search for it and found nothing, thought you might be interested. Oh and there is a video of it working if you follow the link.

Nobody will have a chance if these things are deployed in mass numbers, but the development of EMP generators or EMP bombs should shut it up pretty quickly.

Maybe that's just wistful thinking. Maybe it might have EMP protection, heck, it might not even work.

Since they're calling it 'Ripsaw' huge casualties will be involved, as in mowing down dozens of trees in seconds. And where huge casualties is mentioned, civilians are involved. Thousands of them, at a time.

Send one into New York City at rush hour, you'll end up with as many casualties as there are bullets in the bot car.

And behind it, is a maniac promised a salary, education, benefits, kill bonuses, and a 401k by the PTB world masters, all paid for by the soon-to-be victims.





[edit on 6-12-2008 by star in a jar]

Originally posted by star in a jarSince they're calling it 'Ripsaw' huge casualties will be involved, as in mowing down dozens of trees in seconds. And where huge casualties is mentioned, civilians are involved. Thousands of them, at a time.

Hahahaha, what? It's a remote controlled tank with a remote controlled medium machine gun on top. It's generally less effective a fighting vehicle than a Humvee with a .50 cal, except it's better off-road.

It's not like it's a giant robot with an actual ripsaw on it. Did you even look at the source? You crazy, foo.


My biggest issue with the thing is it's field of vision. How is anyone supposed to drive that thing with the view it has? If that's the way all current remote overhead weapons stations are, I can see why they're so unpopular with Americans. It would be like trying to be an infantryman while looking through binoculars the whole time. Hopefully they give it a more sensible camera layout before trying it out for real.

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Lets not forget Ripsaw was designed to save lives not kill... Ripsaw variants can be used in forest fires to dirtety bomd evironments. Yes, Ripsaw MS1 does have a gun on it and even that one in designed to remove our soldiers from hazardous environments. As for field of view, take a look at the anvil video on howeandhowe .com you'll see what the driver sees.... a full panaramic view. its actually unprecidented and cutting edge. Ripsaw has amazing situational awareness which is why it can travel so fast and still be safe. Texting from the inside Mike