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Old 07-07-2011, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Legbreaker View Post
Now there's a book EVERYONE should try and lay their hands on. It really details how technology may impact the battlefield of the future in a very believable way, and can be applied to almost all futuristic scenarios, not just that of Aliens.
Some of the stuff in it is just plain nightmarish to a 20th century infantryman. Interlocking sentry guns tied into C3 networks with all the attendant artillery, air support, etc and with snipers able to take direct control through an interface on their rifle.
Try sneaking through that sensory minefield at night without becoming red mist.
It is a great book but I can think of at least one kind of enemy that the Colonial Marines' superior technology didn't guarantee victory against. As a matter of fact, the most effective weapons system in that universe seemed to be the Ellen Ripley MkI.
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