Invisible Tanks by 2012
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New technology that can make tanks invisible has been unveiled by the Ministry of Defence.
In secret trials last week, the Army said it had made a vehicle completely disappear and predicted that an invisible tank would be ready for service by 2012.
The new technology uses cameras and projectors to beam images of the surrounding landscape onto a tank.
Now you see it: How the tank might look with background images beamed onto the side
The result is that anyone looking in the direction of the vehicle only sees what is beyond it and not the tank itself.
A soldier, who was at the trials, said: "This technology is incredible. If I hadn't been present I wouldn't have believed it. I looked across the fields and just saw grass and trees - but in reality I was staring down the barrel of a tank gun."
How the technology works in a combat situation is very sensitive, but the MoD is believed to be testing a military jacket that works on the same principles.
It is the type of innovation normally associated with James Bond, and the brains behind the latest technology is the MoD's very own "Q" - Professor Sir John Pendry, of Imperial College London.
He said the only drawback was the reliability of the cameras and projectors.
But he added: "The next stage is to make the tank invisible without them - which is intricate and complicated, but possible.
Picture is avaliable in the link below.
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Transparent aquarium water tank?
Looks like mirage tank technology from red alert 2.....
What about the crew memebers such as commander popping out of turrent? -
GITS???
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wow...cloaking technology?
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what about the sound that the tank makes while travelling
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i wonder if they can do the same for human..Originally posted by duotiga83:wow...cloaking technology?
how about Mirage tank?
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Looks pretty photoshopped though. How do they project the images onto themselves?
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Such tanks produce heat sigs like cookers. I doubt that this technology will catch on very well. Unless fighting a low-tech country that does not have the means to find you with heat-vision, motion detectors, radar, microwave, this is useless.
Lob rocks at it. See if it breaks. -
Eldar Halo-field
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Harry Potter's Invisibility Cloak Technology
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Turned huge...Originally posted by kenn3th:Harry Potter's Invisibility Cloak Technology -
Maybe the test were quite successful but I'll bet a hundred dollars this pic is a photoshop. Since the test was secret they wouldn't have allowed any pics to be released any way. And where are the cameras and projectors?
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a commercial projector already generates alot of heat from the lamp vent....
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wow.. dangerous.. soldiers might be run over without even know what has hit them
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1 piece of HHTI or mini NSea will see everything already
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No sweat for foreign talent NS man of 2020..... -
this one more likely...... -
old retired tank 2012........spends time smoking his favourite old pipe.... -
another Great idea of 1907........ -
Anti-tank Dog........trained to run under tank with explosives.....
Sure to detect invisible tank.....
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Like the movie..On sat...[I spy]. Invis JET
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Not enough dogs, can use silly gals.... -
Yeah i don't mind some nippon foreign talents imports....hopefully we can get some Sailormoon girls with the trademark short school skirts yar...Originally posted by Dr Who:
No sweat for foreign talent NS man of 2020..... -
Seriously this design really looks feasible.Originally posted by Dr Who:
this one more likely......
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i oso want the technology sia, then can go girls toilet...
