Nov 19 2008 Korean Soldiers Get New Halo-y Armor
The Rupublic of Korea's troops are stepping into winter fashion in a big way -- with all new threads and a sweet-ass rifle.
The new new battle uniforms would provide protection against nuclear, biological, and chemical attacks, and would feature automatic temperature control. A new protective vest is also planned. In addition to keeping the lead out, the helmet will be prewired for minicam video transmission, GPS navigation, and assorted networking gear
And the gun?
The double-barreled K-11 assault rifle lets the shooter fire either NATO 5.56- or 20-millimeter grenades, all off the same trigger. Day and night aiming is accomplished with a thermal target seeker and laser that calculates distance automatically--a true point-and-shoot.
Oh man, WANT! I just question how legitimate this new gear is seeing how the picture looks suspiciously like someone Xeroxed the cover of an old sci-fi novel.
Hit the jump for a 5:00 video about the new rifle. Pretty sweet drop-test footage starting at 4:15.
Jan 30 2008 Boy Makes Own Halo Armor, It Is Awesome
There's a bunch of videos on Youtube of people that have made their own Halo armor, and this one is classic. It was made out of cardboard by a boy named Ashley. It is awesome. He says it's a work in progress so I assume he's going to paint it or something. He also mentions something about molding them eventually. I must admit, he looks pretty badass. And by 'looks pretty badass' I mean you can see his mom cooking breakfast during the entire video.
Two more videos of cardboard armor made by 10-year-olds (the ones you play against online) after the jump.
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