British Defense Researchers Create Invisible Tank

dt3 · 10-31-2007, 11:55 AM

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British defense researchers have invented an invisible tank — or at least a way to make a tank invisible.
London's Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph and Sun all report on tests conducted by the Ministry of Defence last week in which a tank rolled across a field, completely invisible to observers standing at a certain point.
"This technology is incredible," an unnamed soldier was quoted by the Daily Mail and Sun. "If I hadn't been present I wouldn't have believed it. I looked across the fields and just saw grass and trees — but in reality I was staring down the barrel of a tank gun."

Before bloggers start making comparisons to Harry Potter and Romulan spacecraft, it must be noted that the "technology" relies on heavy use of camera and projectors.
Basically, a camera films the background, which is then projected upon a special surface applied to something in the foreground — in this case, a tank.

A Japanese guy in a translucent raincoat has become very popular on YouTube demonstrating something similar, as you can see

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One person was willing to go on the record in all three British newspaper stories — theoretical physicist Sir John Pendry of Imperial College London, one of the world's leading experts on surface reflectivity and lead author of a widely reported paper last year that said a "cloak of invisibility" would theoretically be possible.
"The drawback at the moment is the dependence upon cameras and projectors," the Sun quoted Pendry, who did not confirm an implied connection with the defense project. "The next stage is to make the tank invisible without them — which is intricate and complicated, but possible."

Bad. Ass.

dt3 · 10-31-2007, 11:56 AM

Haha, I didn't know it was gonna put the video of the rain coat in, the article just had a link

UncleBacon · 10-31-2007, 11:58 AM

sweet

All Else Failed · 10-31-2007, 12:31 PM

Wait, don't British tanks have some of the most advanced armor ever on their tanks?

sexy.time · 10-31-2007, 12:39 PM

wow, thats freakin cool.

dt3 · 10-31-2007, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by All Else Failed

Wait, don't British tanks have some of the most advanced armor ever on their tanks?

As do ours, but not being seen is even better

All Else Failed · 10-31-2007, 02:27 PM

What nation that has the capability to knock out one of our tanks is going to stand against the UK or US? Considering most of the nations with advanced weaponry are not hostile towards us or the UK. It just seems like needless defense spending.

It is cool technology though.

dt3 · 10-31-2007, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by All Else Failed

What nation that has the capability to knock out one of our tanks is going to stand against the UK or US? Considering most of the nations with advanced weaponry are not hostile towards us or the UK. It just seems like needless defense spending.

It is cool technology though.

True, but today's friend could easily be tomorrow's enemy. Or selling weapons to tomorrow's enemy.

All Else Failed · 10-31-2007, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by dt3

True, but today's friend could easily be tomorrow's enemy. Or selling weapons to tomorrow's enemy.

What first world countries would they be? France? Sweden?

Sparkler · 10-31-2007, 05:30 PM

Next they wont be able to find where they left it

COOL_BREEZE2 · 10-31-2007, 05:53 PM

Invisible nuclear arms.<----------

Now, won't that be a hoot?

TheOriginalJames · 10-31-2007, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by All Else Failed

What nation that has the capability to knock out one of our tanks is going to stand against the UK or US? Considering most of the nations with advanced weaponry are not hostile towards us or the UK. It just seems like needless defense spending.

It is cool technology though.

A tank is a tank, even a POS iraqi tank has the ability to knock out an Abrams, but even more dangerous our the foot soldiers with rockets.

sharpies · 10-31-2007, 06:08 PM

Quote from the Shah of Iran "Who needs tanks when you have nukes?"

Well maybe he said something like that.

Allan

All Else Failed · 10-31-2007, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by TheOriginalJames

A tank is a tank, even a POS iraqi tank has the ability to knock out an Abrams, but even more dangerous our the foot soldiers with rockets.

Highly unlikely. I don't think one tank was lost to a Iraqi tank during both Desert storm and this war. RPG's can't penetrate it's armor either.

TheOriginalJames · 10-31-2007, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by All Else Failed

Highly unlikely. I don't think one tank was lost to a Iraqi tank during both Desert storm and this war. RPG's can't penetrate it's armor either.

Wow, you're mistaken. I've watched Abrams get rocked by radioactive tipped RPGs.. (army testing videos)

An Abrams isn't inpenetrable in the slightest. Besides that, an RPG can knock out the main gun or the tracks, either making it useless in a dog fight or a sitting duck.

The only reason we didn't lose any is because of the technology that's built into it, and the range of the gun.

10-31-2007, 11:56 AM	#2
dt3 Still Part Of The Staff Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 18,404 Tokenz: 12,537	Re: British Defense Researchers Create Invisible Tank Haha, I didn't know it was gonna put the video of the rain coat in, the article just had a link

10-31-2007, 11:58 AM	#3
UncleBacon up yours you scum sucker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: 7th layer of hell...I mean southern Md Posts: 972 Tokenz: 1,102	Re: British Defense Researchers Create Invisible Tank sweet __________________ you look like a retarded slingblade

10-31-2007, 12:31 PM	#4
All Else Failed I don't post here anymore Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 6,430 Tokenz: 6,193	Re: British Defense Researchers Create Invisible Tank Wait, don't British tanks have some of the most advanced armor ever on their tanks?

10-31-2007, 12:39 PM	#5
sexy.time V.I.P User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,465 Tokenz: 488	Re: British Defense Researchers Create Invisible Tank wow, thats freakin cool. __________________ 04:20 PM $-P-I-M-P-$ 14 Playing Game Ho Slappin even pimps need practice i guess haha

10-31-2007, 02:27 PM	#7
All Else Failed I don't post here anymore Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 6,430 Tokenz: 6,193	Re: British Defense Researchers Create Invisible Tank What nation that has the capability to knock out one of our tanks is going to stand against the UK or US? Considering most of the nations with advanced weaponry are not hostile towards us or the UK. It just seems like needless defense spending. It is cool technology though.

10-31-2007, 05:30 PM	#10
Sparkler V.I.P User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 324 Tokenz: 273	Re: British Defense Researchers Create Invisible Tank Next they wont be able to find where they left it __________________ Life springs from death; and from the graves of patriot men and women spring living nations. Patrick Pearse Our Irish blunders are never blunders of the heart. Maria Edgeworth "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." Oliver Goldsmith

10-31-2007, 05:53 PM	#11
COOL_BREEZE2 aka CB Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 11,401 Tokenz: 480	Re: British Defense Researchers Create Invisible Tank Invisible nuclear arms.<---------- Now, won't that be a hoot? __________________ Yeah, there always after my lucky charms. What? Why does every one always laugh when I say that. They are after me lucky charms. What?

10-31-2007, 06:08 PM	#13
sharpies V.I.P User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,292 Tokenz: 3,864	Re: British Defense Researchers Create Invisible Tank Quote from the Shah of Iran "Who needs tanks when you have nukes?" Well maybe he said something like that. Allan __________________ "To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin." -- Cardinal Bellarmine, during the trial of Galileo, 1615

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