Comments on: Cyborg Soldiers Coming to Korea

By: 2007 May 23 archive at DPRK Studies

2007 May 23 archive at DPRK Studies — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:51:26 +0000

[...] nuclear talks at ARF Chosun Ilbo: ‘Cyborg’ Soldiers to Be Kitted Out by 2020 (h/t ROK Drop) AFP: North Korea acccuses South over ships KCNA: 19 May | 21 May | 22 May | 23 [...]

By: Hamilton

Hamilton — Thu, 24 May 2007 18:33:25 +0000

I'm not holding my breath. I'm still waiting for those killer robots they promised. All this from the country that pays nK before it supports the Alliance or its own military.

By: Maui

Maui — Thu, 24 May 2007 13:57:16 +0000

So in hand to hand combat in the future all I'll need to do to is hit the enemy's reset switch and game over?

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 24 May 2007 10:26:27 +0000

Sounds like the ROK version of Future Force Warrior. What I'm curious about is power requirements for all that electronics, or more specifically, battery life. One more thing to add to the supply chain, I guess.

-Tony

By: Jerry

Jerry — Thu, 24 May 2007 09:57:04 +0000

Of course. That's what the video display in the versitile helmet and all the communications stuff is for. Not only can they play Starcraft II, but all their buddies can watch.

Makes a fella proud to be a soldier

(I also really like the stylish boots that are too long with the square toes shown in the drawing)

You know, except for the weapon and the fact that the helmet is actually being worn properly, that looks just like a whole lot of the motorcycle couriers that you see in Seoul every day. Maybe if their helmets had Starcraft they'd put them on their heads instead of wearing them on the back of their heads like a skull cap.