JavaScript is required to use Bungie.net

#linux

originally posted in:Mob of Angry Peasants
1/10/2013 5:01:51 PM
9

17k Linux powered rifle brings auto aim to the real world

[url=http://www.bungie.net]http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/01/17000-linux-powered-rifle-brings-auto-aim-to-the-real-world/[/url] Check it out.

Posting in language:

 

Play nice. Take a minute to review our Code of Conduct before submitting your post. Cancel Edit Create Fireteam Post

View Entire Topic
  • For those who didn't read the article, or read it properly; this is how it works: You line the scope up on the target, and press a button; this puts a marker on it, and tracking software will keep this mark on the target, even if it's moving. When the crosshair is not on the marker, the trigger is very hard to pull; you could still pull it, but it wouldn't be particularly easy. When the crosshair is on the marker, the trigger pressure goes back to normal, and pulling the trigger will result in a far higher chance of hitting the target. Uses of this system? When hunting, this makes it easier to kill in one shot, and to hit the target on the first shot. When teaching other people how to fire, this allows you to have other people watch how you're aiming / lining up the shot. As for using this weapon on humans; it could be used this way, but the fact that you need to line up the target, mark them, then aim up the crosshair before firing - all through a magnified scope - means that it'd only work if you were trying to assassinate someone - as this has only been installed on bolt-action rifles (for a purpose), it means it would be less useful in a massacre than a cheap pistol.

    Posting in language:

     

    Play nice. Take a minute to review our Code of Conduct before submitting your post. Cancel Edit Create Fireteam Post

You are not allowed to view this content.
;
preload icon
preload icon
preload icon