The increasing weight of tactical equipments

Iron swords and spearheads have become the common tactical equipments for the soldiers and the military agents. But the extra weight that they are carrying is something which is unbearable; just imagine you carrying the heavy breastplates, helmets and iron-tipped spears and that would add 70 pounds to your already existing body weight. As a result, many of them had to abandon their tactical equipments halfway on their journey.

Some of the approaches which are being taken: the heavy javelins are being replaced by machine guns, but this will only decrease 10 pounds from the body weight. But the heavy workload has not decreased: the weight of all the field tools and the night vision goggles cannot be reduced to any extent. One of the examples where this has caused a major problem is the D-day invasion in World War II, many of the US Army soldiers drowned in the “sea of war”, while carrying the 90 pounds of gear. Without the help of these protection gears, the musculoskeletal injuries have been happening in the neck and knee areas of the human body and they are the one and only reason for the discharge from US military.

But, technology has its own solution for each and every problem that would lower up the military troop’s burden to the greatest extent. The existing weight can be reduced and it would change the attitude of soldiers towards the Great Wars and the unbearable factor would diminish from the scenario. For more details about Riot protector suit visit the website.

Emerging technologies that would lower up the burdening effect

• Robotic mules – the endurance level of the war dogs is kept high..

The Legged Squat Support System (LS3) has been developed by the robotics company, Boston Dynamics, which would help in carrying more than 400 pounds, together with voice commands and about 500 watts power are required for recharging the batteries. Even the roughest terrains can be navigated with the help of this system; about 9 miles can be moved within an hour and that is basically 2 miles, greater than any powerful Marine system. To know more about Riot protector suit visit WorldWide Tactical.

• Exosuits – a soft and supportive Undersuit for the body

A Warrior web has been created by the researcher team with a supportive Undersuit for the lower portion of the body. The presence of spring and rubber bands, helps in storing the kinetic energy and then releasing it.

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