RC saves lives...

[tamangel]

Saw this today.. long ad in the beginning...sorry..

Remote-control truck gift saves soldiers? lives | The Lookout - Yahoo! News

Mike

 

[R Racing]

Saw that 1 earlier. Was told Uncle sam was using them over there 4 or 5 years ago ??

 

[jasonjc]

Saw that 1 earlier. Was told Uncle sam was using them over there 4 or 5 years ago ??

Thats the thing it was NOT one of Uncle sam's $100,000 ROV's. I was a toy store R/C truck and video camer.

 

[gunboy1656]

Saw a couple units using them in 04-05 while in Iraq. Still a pretty cool story.

 

[Jump Start]

Thankful no one was hurt.

 

[R Racing]

Thats the thing it was NOT one of Uncle sam's $100,000 ROV's. I was a toy store R/C truck and video camer.

The 1s I was talking about were toy. Traxs Revo's if I remember correctly. Good story though.

 

[flyxpl]

I can not believe we are not using much more of this technology . These vehicles could easily be set up with a weapon to enter first in close quarters combat . All for less than $2500 . Wireless video for vehicle and weapon and could easily add a pvs14 for night vision . One guy running the vehicle and a guy running the gun would make for some very fast reaction times .

 

[Nonotagain]

I can not believe we are not using much more of this technology . These vehicles could easily be set up with a weapon to enter first in close quarters combat . All for less than $2500 . Wireless video for vehicle and weapon and could easily add a pvs14 for night vision . One guy running the vehicle and a guy running the gun would make for some very fast reaction times .

No gun needed.

Just a soldier operating the RC vehicle with a trigger and a 1/2 lb of plastic explosives. Identify hazard, destroy.

We aren't going to win the hearts and minds of people that have known nothing but war in there lifetimes. The average Afghan has less than a 6th grade education.

For all the money that we spent on counter insurgency during the Soviet occupation, it's now coming back on us.

Pull the troops and level the whole area. 24/7 high altitude bomb the place till it stops moving, then a little more for good measure.