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| Author: | CaveCricket48 [ Sat Aug 15, 2009 2:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | SWORDS TALON (Robotic weapons/reconnaissance platform) |
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foster-Miller_TALON SWORDS (Special Weapons Observation Reconnaissance Detection System) Better than the Dreadnought because it has all-terrain treads, so no clumsy crab legs. I was also thinking that you can by a SWORD from the buy menu, and load it with a weapon like you would for an AHuman. |
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| Author: | TorrentHKU [ Sat Aug 15, 2009 2:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: SWORDS TALON (Robotic weapons/reconnaissance platform) |
The name, SWORDS TALON, sounds like they found 2 cool words, strung em together, then ad libbed the acronym. |
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| Author: | Grif [ Sat Aug 15, 2009 5:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: SWORDS TALON (Robotic weapons/reconnaissance platform) |
Backronyms are a valuable part of any DARPA contract. |
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| Author: | TorrentHKU [ Sat Aug 15, 2009 6:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: SWORDS TALON (Robotic weapons/reconnaissance platform) |
Is DARPA an acronym or a backronym? BACKONTOPIC: This would be an awesome replacement for the dreadnaught. We would never have to use its lopsidedness again. 
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| Author: | Flammablezombie [ Sat Aug 15, 2009 9:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: SWORDS TALON (Robotic weapons/reconnaissance platform) |
No matter what, you will always have to deal with ACrab legs until someone perfects the Humvee. |
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| Author: | mail2345 [ Sat Aug 15, 2009 9:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: SWORDS TALON (Robotic weapons/reconnaissance platform) |
What's wrong currently? Besides the suspension. EDIT: And a lack of flippyness. |
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| Author: | CaveCricket48 [ Sat Aug 15, 2009 6:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: SWORDS TALON (Robotic weapons/reconnaissance platform) |
It digs into the ground alot. Well, at least that's what happend the last time I tried it. For the SWORDS mod, if wheels won't work, I thought of a good walkpath pattern that might be good on rough terrain: Attachment: The red is the ACrab body, the blue lines are invisible legs, the black dots are the offset walkpaths, and the arrow shows the rotation. |
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| Author: | mail2345 [ Sat Aug 15, 2009 6:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: SWORDS TALON (Robotic weapons/reconnaissance platform) |
CaveCricket48 wrote: It digs into the ground alot. Well, at least that's what happend the last time I tried it. Due to the suspension. If I had enough incentive, I could fix that. |
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| Author: | Areku [ Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: SWORDS TALON (Robotic weapons/reconnaissance platform) |
Pretty interesting idea. Just don't forget to give it some kind of jet/jump pack, otherwise it will just get stuck like most ACrabs do. On a sidenote, why not make it steam powered? |
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| Author: | CaveCricket48 [ Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: SWORDS TALON (Robotic weapons/reconnaissance platform) |
Steam powered would require a steam engine, which makes loud noises and a big plume of smoke. A reconnaissance robot and a steam engine won't have very good results. Some sort of jetpack/jump feature sounds good though. Maybe holding the jetpack button would activate dropship-like thrusters that flip out and give robot flight. ACrabs won't be the weaker ones now! Attack from the ground and sky! Bwa ha ha ha! |
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