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| Israel deploys robo-snipers on Gaza border |
| 2007-06-05 |
| Israel has begun deploying stationary robot gun-and-sensor installations along its borders with the Gaza Strip, according to reports. Both Jane's Defence Weekly and Defence News reported last week that the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have begun deploying automated gun stations in pillboxes along the Gaza border. The robot systems are said to mount cal-fifty (12.7mm) machine guns, protected by "armoured folding shields" until ready to fire. EFL All in all, the Israeli gun-bot force seems distinctly more hardcore than the South Korean one. Not only do the IDF robo-snipers pack a more arse-kicking gun, their automatic armour-shuttered pillboxes seem a lot harder to circumvent than the Korean SGR-A1's "anti-theft alarm". What's more, there seems to be a future plan for the Israeli gun systems to become true killer robots rather than just remote hardened weapon stations. "At least in the initial phases of deployment, we're going to have to keep the man in the loop," an unnamed IDF commander reportedly told Opall-Rome. "We don't want to risk making tragic and politically costly mistakes with such a lethal system." |
| Posted by:Angavish Jerenter3553 |
| #6 hmmm.. there is that little robot |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-06-05 22:13 |
| #5 Snipers with .50 cal machine guns thats a novel concept. It looks to me like these systems are to stop mass breakouts of Paleos from Gaza, while economizing on manpower. Thanks for the plug Mike. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2007-06-05 21:16 |
| #4 anymouse, what kind of question is that? The rule of thumb is that if someone feels like a victim, we are obliged to provide the proper fullfilment, if there was no previous cause. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-06-05 17:55 |
| #3 Don't blame the Israelis, since its the Paleos who invented the Suicide bomber. ptah...you have it all wrong. The Paleos are victems. Don't you believe Rachel Corrie and her acolytes? |
| Posted by: anymouse 2007-06-05 16:28 |
| #2 Phil, your novel has come to life! |
| Posted by: Mike 2007-06-05 12:47 |
| #1 No free shots. Paint a red circle around it, put signs up forbidding entry, and shoot to kill all who get closer to it. ASSUME they are suicide bombers: Don't blame the Israelis, since its the Paleos who invented the Suicide bomber. And that's on approach. anyone bearing weapons anywhere near a pillbox is a target. Any technical driving by is a target. Hell, lie back to the bastards and say, "Yes, they ARE automated, and programmed to shoot at anything bigger than an infant walking on two feet." Forget the rules: the other side isnt. If a child with an adult walks into the circle, shoot both. Dammit, MEAN IT! |
| Posted by: ptah 2007-06-05 11:08 |