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 Jul 3 2014, 04:19 PM
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Jul 3 2014, 06:46 PM
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Horror Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445 |
That would help to explain the high proportion of headshots that our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan were taking. They actually had to send JAG investigators to make sure that they weren't just straight-up executing captured enemies.
That, or some general is gonna see this, spit his coffee out, and call up DARPA to ask why in the blue blazing fuck his snipers aren't already using this. |
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Jul 3 2014, 06:58 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 8-June 14 From: NJ Member No.: 189,579 |
Did they figure out why? Is it because the XBOX Generation is in the army now and they reflexively go for headshots? XD
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Jul 3 2014, 07:19 PM
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Horror Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445 |
QUOTE (CaptRory @ Jul 3 2014, 02:58 PM)  Did they figure out why? Is it because the XBOX Generation is in the army now and they reflexively go for headshots? XD Possibly indirectly. Training was good enough that soldiers could reliably take headshots, and oftentimes the opposition would only stick their heads up out of cover to get sight at ranges where they felt they were safe from anything except sniper fire. |
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Jul 3 2014, 08:51 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,192 Joined: 6-May 07 From: Texas - The RGV Member No.: 11,613 |
It's all about the new sights, honestly. Aimpoint and Trijicon completely changed the game in terms of per soldier accuracy. The ability to create successful hits under the stress of combat with these scopes when compared to iron sights is quite literally a quantum leap for the modern soldier.
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Jul 3 2014, 09:24 PM
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Horror Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445 |
psychophipps, a "quantum leap" is a very, very small thing indeed. People keep using the word quantum, but it doesn't mean what most people think it means.
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Jul 3 2014, 09:42 PM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
Yeah, but you know what is meant by the term, ShadowDragon8685. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Jul 3 2014, 09:43 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 8-June 14 From: NJ Member No.: 189,579 |
Makes sense. Training, Technology, Mentality.
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Jul 3 2014, 10:01 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,192 Joined: 6-May 07 From: Texas - The RGV Member No.: 11,613 |
Good point, Shadow. How about, "Allows soldiers to far more expeditiously put the cap to their enemies"? Swapping to human-zhaped targets greatly helped as well.
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Jul 3 2014, 10:01 PM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
QUOTE (CaptRory @ Jul 3 2014, 03:43 PM) Makes sense. Training, Technology, Mentality. The third one is the really important one. Without it, nothing else matters. |
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Jul 3 2014, 10:06 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 8-June 14 From: NJ Member No.: 189,579 |
Indeed~
All the fancy technology in the world can't help if you're not mentally prepared and willing to pull the trigger with killing intent. There were some interesting studies done about that after WW2. |
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