Soldier of The Future

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[@pajamapantsjack5874]

“I am limited by the technology of my time” type of visionary

[@WindiChilliwack]

Heyo!

[@gamaactive8278]

HUH 👀

[@darkmanstudios3828]

In another world where the sun shone just a bit brighter, the Soldier of the Future gave his life holding off the Saturn Storm, giving the Earth Rangers enough time to defuse the antimatter bomb and foiling the Destruction of Earth.

[@glinage4721]

Well most of the things they wanted to do are standard now, so i consider this a win.

[@Juozapas001]

Took them, but they got there 😅

[@mrbarit529]

True

[@thirstyserpent1079]

@@Juozapas001 Considering that we actually are designing and building what could be considered some functional jet pack/wearable vtol systems, some of which are being scoped out for military purposes. They were just 70 years ahead of the curve and limited by the technology of the time. Still are to an extent just that current designs are actually achievable xD

[@bobrosstheboss4230]

I DEMAND A ROCKET BELT

[@worldwanderer91]

Where the rocket jet pack?

[@AdmiralNesence]

this should 100% have been the aesthetic for the military in fallout, such a missed opportunity

[@whathappenswhen3017]

Hell yeah!

[@Keith-jp6jw]

They kinda were originally, although much more advanced (2077) idk why they devolved into ww2 soldiers in some of the more recent games.

[@Fryingpan-s8j]

@@Keith-jp6jwresource shortages forced them 100 years back in jets yet could afford power armor and MINIATURE FUSION CORES

[@Keith-jp6jw]

@Fryingpan-s8j the U.S. military was the most advanced military on earth. And they were shown as such in previous games. Idk why they’re so inconsistent with stuff.

[@boy_with_sleeveless_jacket7951]

​@@Keith-jp6jw to be honest though the lack of oil in the 2070s meant that the US government had to cut the use of polymer along with plastic which both use oil so they had to probably use wooden stock and grips as a cheap alternative the ugly gun design though I simply can't explain

[@Blind_Hawk]

That is why I don't believe game studios when they say, theres nothing new to try. Imagine an alternative history game with these kinds of things implemented in the game. Man, that would be a fun shooter to play.

[@OperatorMax1993]

Yeah, honestly if COD Vanguard tried to twist around historical accuracy and plausibility, they should have gone all in. I can imagine the campaign including like a mission where you play as a American GI supporting KMT Chinese forces that went into Burma/Myanmar or Thailand (it's actually a real thing, after the Chinese civil war, there were remnants of the KMT in there)

[@cmdrwilmot2696]

Yeah, I think it would be neat if Fallout or another game series took more inspiration from this Pentatomic Army era and its future concepts for a retro futuristic setting. Also for shooters or other games that want to have their cake and eat it with regards to weapon attachments and cool tactical gear; giving the players stuff like this kit with mid 70s era red dots like the early aimpoint models, etc. would be more interesting and cool than the usual method. The usual method being either making up something; or taking modern post 1990s red dot and holo sights and scuffing them up to look retro.

[@noobguy9973]

Funny you say this as Insurgency Sandstorm's newest update added similar costumes as buyable DLC along with free, 2 snipers and a map.

[@Blind_Hawk]

@@OperatorMax1993 Yeah... If they want to be inclusive where were the Chinese or other Asian countries that tried to fight against the Japanese or something like that? Exactly because they're hipocrits and don't care about that stuff. Especially since WW2 is diverse by itself. I mean... It was a WORLD War.

[@Blind_Hawk]

@@cmdrwilmot2696 Exactly, that aesthetic could be done very well. I believe so well that the aesthetic alone would carry any game. Even if it had mediocre gameplay.

[@jakegordon1575]

The fact that the US ARMY AND FUCKING DOD thought you could hold an actionable amount of fuel and thrust potential in a BELT is hysterical.

[@l0lLorenzol0l]

They were high on that Buck Rogers brainrot

[@The_Actual_MS]

Somebody’s never heard of the bell rocket belt

[@Flesh_Wizard]

Imagine the pressure needed for that. Jupiter's core inside a belt

[@itsmrbigsmoke862]

It's the same people who tried to create a bomb that made people gay and constantly issue gear that barely works so I don't know why you're surprised

[@tovarisch3490]

They were probably just having fun with that one

[@MortanuMain]

the pentomic army dude looks like a snow trooper from star wars ngl pretty cool

[@dumbcook42]

DUDE you actually might be right cus a lot of stuff from star wars is based off of real things most well known the different laser blasters are based from real weapons

[@Rena152]

For being one of those "soldier of the future" concepts, they nailed most of it pretty well

[@jakelee7083]

No... please... no more OICWs... no more!!

[@davixanderson7664]

Then: This is the loadout for the soldier in future Now: An tracksuit with velcro, Bmx helmet with rails, vest with webbings and shortened m16 relatives.

[@jarjarjarjar3981]

It's interesting how the future soldier of the 50s is quite literally the ideal modern soldier, excluding the Nuclear protection gear and jet pack obviously.

[@14_Femboy_88]

Why exclude the gasmask? Who said the enemy wont use chemical weapons or just nukes?

[@elmerjfapp5730]

​@@14_Femboy_88wearing lead is heavy and impractical, not exactly ideal for most situations and exclusively would be considered a rare environment hazard

[@ulfricstormcloak3657]

​@@14_Femboy_88Explain that username lil bro

[@jarjarjarjar3981]

@@14_Femboy_88 Well I never said anything about the gas mask specifically, just the nuclear gear. I mean if we mutually destroyed each other with nukes, with the current zeitgeist around this stuff it's not like we'll want to continue to fight each other once the nukes fall.

[@14_Femboy_88]

@@ulfricstormcloak3657 it says everything for itself

[@Purplekills-ti9qh]

1:14 POV: you asked a stranger for directions in britain and you happened to be within thier melee range

[@Ww1whiz1914]

“Oi why you disrespecting me bruv”

[@Pegasuz1233]

Rookie mistake

[@ZWChan-vf8hz]

"Lucky I brought some body protection from eBay....he he."

[@Elzimbabwe.]

if you want to be safe, just ask a white person and nothing like that will happen to you

[@Footting1212]

Tactical soldier in 1950: don't exist. They can't hurt you Modern tactical soldier in 1950:

[@tacticalmemre4760]

Honestly, they were kind of right as far as the "soldier of the future" thing goes, what with NVGs and helmet radios being standard nowadays. If only there were standard issue backpacks.

[@14_Femboy_88]

Buttpack is counted as enough now.

[@jvbutalid8316]

They didn't predict it, they simply built from there

[@mosterchife6045]

I love how so much of it was pretty spot on for what's standard today, and then they have the muhfuckin Titanfall jetpack 💀💀💀

[@spartan1701]

The concept also included an automatic foxhole digger. Which was a large grenade that a soldier would throw to make a foxhole with the explosion. Don’t think it got very far in development though.

[@adrianthe402nd]

fallout reference or something idk

[@quint3ssent1a]

Yeah, in Fallout nuclear army guys are hardcore. Fully-enclosed suit of power armor, big guns, etc. Meanwhile IRL project had a mask similar to BDSM gimp suit and a fucking M14.

[@maxkk972]

the music is from Farcry3: Blood dragon so I guess thats a reference too

[@TheArklyte]

With the exception of jetpack, it took around 50 years to finally get those concepts as widespread norm and even then only like in top 10 militaries of the world. By same timeline, we'll get to seing 1980's concepts in action around 2040's😅

[@mill2712]

Even the jet pack might have some use in some limited capacity.

[@geesecouchtaming7223]

Flashbacks to Battlefield 1942, spamming MP40 + jetpack

[@FreakTesticals]

I hated people who spammed jet packs in Battlefield 1942, takes no skill

[@ZackShark1]

THERE WERE JETPACKS IN BATTLEFIELD 1942?

[@Elzimbabwe.]

@@ZackShark1 in one of the dlc I think

[@mutazalmatani162]

needs more kendrick lamar screams

[@winchester3751]

"Why are u dressed like that ?" "Like what ?"

[@Neo2266.]

Military does have jeptacks now, although I can’t imagine what use they’ll be if they’re ever actually used. Also, funny how they had the idea to make ballistic armour back in the 50s, but it took some random guy in the 90s to actually proof and popularize that concept.

[@Part.No.1xbil.Prod.Tp.MXMVIII]

Not quite. They had flak vests for air and ship crews during the second world war. In Vietnam they even made what we would call plate carriers for logistic troops that ran supply trucks through the jungle, as they were likely to be ambushed at multiple points along their routes. The main reason that body armor wasn't widely adopted earlier was that infantry troops would prefer to carry more ammunition and rations rather the weight of their armor, and as the military commissions equipment as they find new challenges; before the pizza guy in the 90s, it was pretty much a by the army, for the army, kind of production cycle, almost always in limited number and ordered for specific tasks. The pizza guy in the 90's worked in Detroit when Detroit went sour. That's why the concept became an accessible item on the free market: cops suddenly needed to be protected from their fellow citizens for the first time since the end of the 1800s. If it wasn't for cars and the infrastructure built around them; the US could be littered with enough highwaymen that you would level up every time you went for groceries.

[@Helmet-Amiya-Donky]

實際上防彈衣其實和頭盔同時發展（第一次世界大戰期間），但受限於技術原因通常昂貴、笨重、防護力相當薄弱（相當於NIJ IIA)，所以只有少量使用，直到70、80年代凱夫勒問世防彈衣才能普及使用。

[@themanformerlyknownascomme777]

bullet proof vests (at least in the manner we would recognize them as) go back to the 1920s (and if we broaden our scopes, their almost as old as guns themselves) what the 90s Detroit Pizza guy did was make them affordable. In his own words he was the "henry ford" of Body armour.

[@Neo2266.]

@@themanformerlyknownascomme777 I mean if we include that type of armour then Ned Kelly would be the notorious case of it

[@dumbcook42]

Didn't the germans in world war 1 have metal plate armor with layers resembling the exoskeleton of a lobster?

[@Redmont_]

Jetpack machinegunner? Sounds like a good type of enemy

[@032_m.alfathcirrus5]

This is quite literally Tom Hank's Soldier of The Future, idk I haven't played the game.

[@choppergunner8650]

New Vegas-ahh gear

[@ramblinnernd5905]

PatrollingtheMojavealmostmakesyouwishforanuclearwinter

[@DOSFS]

All things considered, it actually quite accurate (not the Pantomic force structure).

[@GadgetSteelmare]

Aw hell yeah, "future soldier" tech set to Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon music. Excellent choice of tunes, my dude.

[@XOFInfantryman]

Funny how they were onto something with the gear Soldier of the future of the 1959 is pretty much US Infantryman circa 1990s-2000s (esp. visually) and onwards

[@lencao4515]

Ah yes, what my pfp is based off of

[@caesarpizza1338]

That’s a dog

[@arandomcommenter412]

A dog to surpass metal gear

[@donovanchau3483]

Seeing dual tubes mounted on a PASGT shaped helmet in the 1950s is kinda wild

[@rogo7330]

You don't need a jetpack to traverse through rough terrain if your soldiers can carry two times their weight on them after consuming a cheeseburger.

[@latonix_h1]

Reminds me of the Fallout U.S Anchorage soldiers

[@Iden_in_the_Rain]

This is just the default Battlefront 2015 player lol

[@swissarmyknight4306]

Yes, let's give the 19 year old private a goddam portable rocket engine. No way that won't result in unfortunate consequences.

[@MM22966]

They were giving 19-year old privates nuclear weapons at this time (Davy Crockett). This was the tame option

[@K0RT3K]

So the modern army is ready for nuke war?

[@munanchoinc]

Better chances than the ones in the cold war.

[@dragon12234]

Yep. Not least due to better missile defences. The main flaw of the Pentomic army was how it was organized and operated. The idea was that they'd consist of light, but fast, dispersed units that would rapidly mass for assaults before being dispersed again. However, this resulted in a lack of heavy units like main battle tanks, meaning that it was estimated that even the massed forces were too weak compared to conventional forces on both attack and defence. Also problems with supply and logistics as you couldn't have large, efficent supply hubs close to the front Especially as Nuclear war never panned out and most fighting was done against non-nuclear powers

[@K0RT3K]

@@munanchoinc I heard about the project somewhere before, but I tought that one of the main limitations was the experimental gear that is now fully developped and common troughout modern militaries.

[@KeeganKopas]

No, not at all. Nuclear explosions are a combination of every catastrophe you can think of combined- firestorms, electrical & radio disruptions, chemical hazards, etc. Could you survive reliable logistics through an affected area would be near impossible and rapid communication would be incredibly unreliable. Furthermore, a nuclear conflict with even a relatively small number of bombs dropped would become a mass extinction event. The dust cloud would cover most if not all of the planet for a decade or more completely shutting down agriculture. At the same time, the ozone-layer would fall apart causing burns to any animal without layers of skin protection. If there ever was a nuclear conflict, a guy in a fancy suit would be absolutely irrelevant to the outcome.

[@sabandalnielgabrielm.5397]

This is by far the most accurate prediction I've ever seen.

[@ZACKMAN2007]

They were pretty spot on with what they thought the soldiers of the future would be like

[@chaunguyenhuu320]

Damn that’s some NCR shit right there

[@Tucher97]

Interestingly, in a game, battlefield 1942 secret weapons, there is a field pick up, akin to BF1's elite class where its a jet pack, and the class is armed with an SMG.

[@14jmichaels]

The really fascinating part is that 4/5 of these are issued gear now.

[@Anpm53bis]

Reminds me of the snow troopers from star wars

[@VG111-n7f]

What future intantry wanted - Jetpacks and machine guns, flame-throwers for hands. What future infantry got - More trench warfare and hiding from drones.

[@hankhammer1776]

McLoving that combat trench brooms (shotguns) are back on the battlefield to take out drones.

[@stardog62]

I used to read books by a guy named C.B. Colby and a picture of that fighting man of the future appeared in one of them. I think it was Arms of Our Fighting Men or maybe Aberdeen Proving Ground

[@slyllamademon2652]

It would be cool if someone made a fictional show about what the soldier could look like if nuclear battlefields actually happened.

[@Vasher-The-Destroyer]

Ironically this is all just the 50s version of modern gear minus the radiation suit.

[@TmSh212]

The 1950’s could have been a major turning point for humanity. I guess in a way it was just not in the cool way that the people of the time imagined.

[@sonofadeadmeme]

The nvgs he's wearing are British MK1 receiver sets, i own a pair, they work ok for something made in the 50's

[@anthonyriego659]

*Ah yes, another Future Soldier concept that sounds like Fallout material*

[@baker90338]

Look, they got it mostly right, as compared to everyone else trying to do aliens

[@baker90338]

Look, they got it mostly right, as compared to everyone else trying to do aliens

[@Adventeuan]

Only thing that isn't in development is the Hazmat thing

[@baker90338]

@@Adventeuan they already kinda did that with MOPP suits. Granted those suck.

[@roboticintelligenceunit1a652]

I still would want the radiation-shielded suit and the funny mask

[@mondongoloco7902]

I would be an interesting series to see all the "soldiers of tomorrow" prototypes across time and countries like talos proyect

[@coltonberry985]

Well considering 4/5 ended up being in standard use or were predecessors to modern tech, I’d say this was actually pretty accurate

[@Clips_Iso-zl9pm]

So they got it MOSTLY right, down to the rough shape of the helmet. Okay, no one wants to waddle into battle with a lead lined welding mask with extra heat retention but still, it's amazing how close they came on paper.

[@cookiez_ad]

The year is 1993. After a short-lived nuclear exchange and decades-long era of isolation, incompatible superstates have carved up the globe. These new superstates were meant to put an end to any future conflicts, but in no time, it devolved into an even more insane, grid-locked factionalism.

[@GreenGroundParrot]

They actually are doing something like this but with sized-down jet engines

[@caneca7692]

they ALMOST nailed it

[@provinsky]

Honestly, half of these things did become extremely common like night, vision and body armor and built-in communication equipment, as well as NBC gear

[@vaninhhuu3215]

1 thing I learn from this video is that GTA SA's jetpack isn't unrealistic after all

[@Chroma710]

Apart from the mask gloves and jump pack it all came true ahead of it's time.

[@LordOmnissiah]

Well it took almost 70 years but it looks like they finally got their Pentomic Future soldiers! All that tech plus early exoskeleton tech is already either out or soon to be deployed.

[@Juozapas001]

Literally a how ghost recon would look like if it was set in vietnam era + SPIW guns (predecessor of the "I.W.S."/ghost recon's name for mid-2000s land warrior equipment) Give or take the gas mask and jumpjets/jetpack

[@DigitalForged]

The U.S. Army really came a long way with a lot innovation planned

[@eckelrock]

So the military invented the pilots from Titanfall in the 50s, and they've been waiting ever since?

[@saibot1246]

Why there is a 🗿 jumpscare

[@VALKORION3621]

That’s what they turned into after.

[@Kiryu-ln7nm]

Literally me

[@ryszakowy]

oh yes that time countries were making nuke withstanding tanks thinking that soldiers who witnessed nuclear anihilation would still be dead set on fighting for ideals that ended their world

[@billlhooo6485]

we might have flying soldier in the future like that guy who made a jetpack and smaller jetpack for the arms.

[@irishkiwi477]

this is showing up as Far Cry 3 lol

[@CommandoX798]

Crazy to think there were nightvision goggles back then, and there was other similar technology being developed and tested during WW2.

[@menacingpyro2005]

I wish we put more effort and time into jet packs, man

[@tusk1142]

damn that fit goes so hard

[@liltapeworm-1914]

Looks like some shit out of star wars man

[@fduranthesee]

cuz it is, it's literally Prototype Boba Fett (which the Mandalorians were based off of)

[@martytheanimator6426]

Game: farcry 3 Thanks youtube.

[@FacedAion]

Y'know, Red Alert 2 could actually happened with our timeline (minus the mind control thing).

[@maxwellvindman7212]

I mean, other than the jump jets, which are not yet available, yeah they were like right on 2/3 of the things that would be adopted in the future.

[@blacktronpavel]

Just happy to see Titanfall get some love

[@saibot1246]

Why can't we have soda piss flavor augments ?

[@arthurg.calixto3338]

They look very similar to a soldier from the late 70s/early 80s so I think they didnt really do that bad of a job

[@fduranthesee]

"Futuresoldier" *literally Mandalorians*

[@sparker938]

Blood dragon theme is good

[@leekaijit36]

But the jump pack maybe useful in the future... For jumping tactics, like boarding party or tactical ambushing. Bring the Bolter and chainsword, rip and tear until it's done. Don't forget to pray to the EMPEROR... The EMPEROR Protects.

[@Ducksonkracc]

more like the easiest target on the battlefield

[@Mal0Imperzia]

MY LIFE FOR SUPER EARTH

[@mazziiiiii]

and, the HECU were born.

[@davidvulakh744]

I know this isn't exactly the right place, but when you do a video on the .50 Cal RPK conversion for MWIII, play AK-50 by Alan Aztec and Uamee, as well as clips of the actual AK-50 by Brandon Herrara.

[@UtopianMatt]

We now have the option of actual jet suit or Drone buggy lezzzz go Space Cowboysssssssss

[@Headlessgenie]

Blood Dragon

[@BazejGamrat]

Thanks for music from far cry 3 blood dragon

[@Pearadon]

but the jetpack actually became a thing, right?

[@tkts6672]

1:37 is that the fucking HECU?!

[@chanceslost3242]

This is a vibe

[@saebianmyint8641]

Bethesda take notes

[@Dasistrite]

Mark IV cyber-commando style matafakaa!!

[@zaicanna96]

That helmet is beautiful, is it some specific model?

[@l0lLorenzol0l]

Look on the bright side guys: no goddamn OICW meme rifle!

[@DP-fq7iy]

+1 for Titanfall.

[@bwc-chvd]

Soldier Of The Future: 🗿

[@Not-a-French-guy]

The fit goes very hard 🥶

[@MegaHeadbanger66]

helljeah man

[@Pricegaming-m3l]

Jetpack machinegunners reminds me from the anime saga of tanya the evil

[@Bandog23]

Nice gunslop

[@MujahidinJihadis]

Bro is "🗿" ahh emoji