DEVILHUNTER Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 http://www.ebairsoft.com/airsoft-land-warr...tem-p-2368.html nothing more to say Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLite Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 Interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
apmaman Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 Ebaybanned as an experimental US weapon system.... Seriously who writes this stuff? Link to post Share on other sites
kilo_64 Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 not gonna be affordable. Been in discussion for a long time. Pretty much a novelty item = moot point :\ Link to post Share on other sites
Stealthbomber Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 It doesn't seem to be a complete system. The fact that they say it requires a netbook to operate seems to suggest there's just an eyepiece to relay images from the netbook and, hopefully, some software too. You'd definitely need a bluetooth GPS dongle and you'd almost certainly need either a bluetooth internet connection from your mobile phone or a USB internet dongle. Not too sure what the other boxes are. It might be that they're just dummy cases for the GPS dongle and/or a battery box. The LW system makes use of a rather clever system of transmitters which lets a team know where every member is. I dunno if this thing has a similar facility but I doubt it. If it does have such a system I doubt it's legal to use due to the power of radio transmission you'd need. I'd be interested to hear exactly what features this system does have and how it all works out. Link to post Share on other sites
ninja master of coffee Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 Unless it just uses a GPS transmitter, to be honest this just looks like the iPhone GPS function with a HUD. It'll be expensive and fairly pointless unless you have a very tight team with a well practiced commander. A bit like the whole airsoft UAV thing, I imagine the tech exists and it can be done for a bit of cash, it's just it won't be that useful in practice. Link to post Share on other sites
Robinio Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 Hey it's april 1st today... No, but still why? Link to post Share on other sites
Fin Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 At first i thought it would be some sort of dummy model or at best a camera and a small screen, but didnt think it would be working to this degree....well if it works Will be interested to see how it turns out and how much it would cost Also in before people complying about new technology because its too complex or not worth it etc etc..... Link to post Share on other sites
frogfish Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 hey, we do this for fun, what is wrong with having a fun little gadget. Heck most garmin GPS systems are able to track other GPS users via radio triangulation, similar to a cheap RTK GPS. I have some iphone apps that could use a decent hud it could be fun for that. Link to post Share on other sites
hayabusa46 Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 So after this, next thing in airsoft will be air dropped supplies ? Till now we have M4 GBB's, NV, tracer rounds, UAV... Link to post Share on other sites
ninja master of coffee Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 CAS strikes and airsoft JDAMS This kind of thing might work on longer more in depth games. The thing that makes me wonder about the usefulness is that it can't relay enemy positions, only friendly, not that that's uselss, it's just not the most useful thing. Link to post Share on other sites
frogfish Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 So after this, next thing in airsoft will be air dropped supplies ? Had that at a large game once, someone owned a Huey and dropped off "medical supplies" for an OP. Was pretty cool, but for insurance reasons he couldn't land on the field, just pushed them out the door about 10 ft up, with everyone a good deal away. Link to post Share on other sites
Stealthbomber Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 What'd be really nice would be some kind of system that allowed a "commander" to beam stuff to a squad leader via a laptop and an interweb connection. That way a site operator could send two teams into a game totally "blind" and then add objectives via tactical updates. Course, there's nothing there that requires a LW style system. A laptop with radio internet connection and a guy on each team with a PDA or iPhone would work just as well. I've always said that games should be controlled by using a squad leader who has a radio link to a "commander" who's actually the site owner sending suitable instructions to both teams. A technical advance whereby teams receive emails including stuff like map references, overhead images, written instructions and pictures of enemy VIPs would be great fun IMO. All very do-able too. Without a LW system, of course. Link to post Share on other sites
LordElpus Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 i expect this uses google latitude to work so a a notebook with mobile internet is almost certainly needed. Link to post Share on other sites
Horsem4n Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 it sounds cool, but it feels un necessary to have the full thing. a bunch of PDAs and smart phones would do it as said before. it would be cool to be in an op conducted that way, but not alot of people carry smart devices like that or can afford them. hell, only recently have i gotten a device like that. id imagin it comes with software. but everyone still needs a device you can put the data on and a mobile internet connection. and then, they have to be willing to take all that tech onto the field. but, being a tech geek, i really want to do it. Link to post Share on other sites
Mig1 Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 So, is there an iPhone or WinMo app that lets you track the GPS coordinates of a group of friends? If there was, then it would be cool. I have a WinMo phone with GPS (Samsung Omnia). It would be neat if I could just pull it out and coordinate my assault on it and the traditional radio. Link to post Share on other sites
LordElpus Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 So, is there an iPhone or WinMo app that lets you track the GPS coordinates of a group of friends? If there was, then it would be cool. I have a WinMo phone with GPS (Samsung Omnia). It would be neat if I could just pull it out and coordinate my assault on it and the traditional radio. I have already said it.. Google Latitue, It works with Google Maps to show location information. Link to post Share on other sites
scooberoo Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 With all these gadget talk, wouldn't it be awesome if our airsoft fields offered Wifi ? Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteHawksan Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 As I was jsut about to point out, the wifi coverage in rural areas is laughable, nevermind the sketchy at best mobile phone coverage. But a nice idea for urban sites, control a tactical building assualt via a LW style system would be awesome. Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 With all these gadget talk, wouldn't it be awesome if our airsoft fields offered Wifi ? mine would be awesome if it offered running water and toilet facilities wifi? cant even get a phone signal where i play... edit: beaten to it... Link to post Share on other sites
Stealthbomber Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Just to clarify, mobile internet is not wifi. Yes, wifi would be ideal but you should be able to receive a mobile internet signal wherever you can get a mobile phone signal. The problem, obviously, is that you pay summat like £3 per mb for a mobile internet connection. Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Just to clarify, mobile internet is not wifi. i know, i was implying that my site has primitive facilities, in en extremely rural location. there is next to no chance of getting wifi transmitter thingies installed anytime soon, as my club is spending money on other things i understand this is not the same for everyone though! Link to post Share on other sites
Horsem4n Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Just to clarify, mobile internet is not wifi. Yes, wifi would be ideal but you should be able to receive a mobile internet signal wherever you can get a mobile phone signal. The problem, obviously, is that you pay summat like £3 per mb for a mobile internet connection. thats unfortunate for you. in the US, its 1.99 per MB. although, i have a plan that lets given me infinite use for no extra charges. also, cell coverage in the US is a lot better than any other large country. Link to post Share on other sites
Stealthbomber Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 also, cell coverage in the US is a lot better than any other large country. Kinda reminded me of something.... I was working in the jungle in Burma and we needed to call in a helicopter to collect us. "How'd we radio for our ride?" I asked one of the French guys I was with. He whips out his mobile and phones the office in Yangon to call for the helicopter. Hmmm. Very tacticool. I think the problem is often a lot to do with the terrain. You can have one phone mast miles away and, as long as the terrain is quite flat, you will be fine. Conversely, you can have a bundle of masts all around but in hilly terrain you'll be shielded from a signal. I guess this is a bit of a double-whammy in airsoft because most of our skirmish sites will be in hilly ground. Link to post Share on other sites
Lupus Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 But we can have finally real use of this UAV thing as well here. Just put some router on it and as long as all team members are with in its range you can have wifi between them. Other thing is to make it strong enough to fly above that hills and keep you in thought with mobile internet... Link to post Share on other sites
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