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New and Improved - SmarTruck II

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the free-mitnick dept.

jmoriarty writes "The Army's next generation SmarTruck is on display in Detroit. The original version of the SmarTruck was covered back in May, but the Army now admits that version was 'hardly ready for the real world'. Apparently the real world version needed interchangable nodules, and the absolute must-have for every Slashdotter's vehicle - a 'hacker in a box'."

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  1. Re:Pepper Spray by sweetooth · · Score: 2, Troll

    Pepper spray is probably more usefull against civillians than against terrorists/soldiers. I also wouldn't be surprised if that was the intent. Its probably for use against any non combatant that irritates you and you would get in trouble for killing.

    Consider urban warfare. You could be facing attack from soldiers and civillians. While your standard weapons are perfect for mowing down enemy soldiers, there are political implications to mowing down civilians. Unless of course you are Isreal killing Palastenian civillians, then it's just collateral damage. Ok, political bias aside, that's probably the reason for pepper spray.

    Geez, at a million bucks a peice that is one overpriced truck.