What will be the load-out of the WW-3 soldier?
Will it be less than the modern soldier due to budget/resource constraints and millions of conscripts?
Let's assume we are using modern technology.
Speaking of technology, will development and deployment of 'near-future tech' (exosuits, smart guns, autonomous drones, etc.) will be rushed during the war?
>>30412373
Hide shield, club, atlatl, several javelins
This, cuz these need to exist.
>>30412377
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We will be nuclear corpses before anything like that happens.
The blow-your-dad's-load-out will be as follows:
1.) Dragon dildo, marpat colored
2.) Tanker boots, pink
3.) C-string, checkered
4.) Trilby, straw
5.) Needlenose pliers
6.) Life jacket
>>30412547
Let's assume the anti-missile defenses did their job well and only a few nukes hit their targets.
>ChiCom SKS, restamped M91/30, modern bolt-action hunting rifle, or cheap AR/AK-pattern semi-automatic; captured MP5, M320, M16A4, M4A1, M249, or M240 deployed in deserting MIL/GOV/LEO units or at company/platoon/squad level
>various semi-automatic steel or polymer handguns; various double-action revolvers
>various combinations of RealTree/MossyOak, flecktarn, Rhodie, tiger stripe, and OD surplus clothing
>hiking boots
>boonie hats and CamelBaks for extremely hot weather; pawn shop ushankas, heavy leather gloves, thermal wear, and overcoats for extremely cold weather
>ALICE battle belt + Jansport backpack, containing--
-extra ammunition, gun oil, and takedown/cleaning tools
-cheap short-wave two-way radio
-maps of the local area
-weather-resistant sleeping bag
-matches or flint-and-steel fire starters
-dried food rations
-canteen; filter and/or iodine tablets
>>30413047
How expensive was a single soldier back in Vietnam?
>>30412432
rocco pls go
Personally I hope we go 2142, without the ice age part.
>>30412432
>Nathan Explosion
Ayyy lamo
>>30413626
That'd be sick.
Giant floating Titan ships when?
>>30413047
Hmm this would be dead on re civil war but assuming draft for conventional (current type) would probably be current equipment with fewer extra frills
This chart doesn't factor in inflation, does it?
>>30412373
It will be whatever you have stocked up in your own home
>>30416579
True. I was considering that the next "World War" would likely be one where one country has a civil uprising, and every other country that has a vested interest in that country's resources or money dogpiles on the government/rebellion.
Looking at it broadly though, unless someone in Europe/Russia/North America suddenly forgets 75 years of warfare and rebellion to go full-retard on its citizens, a war similar in scale, structure, or situation to the previous World Wars is highly unlikely. Between the aforementioned countries' (relatively) stable economy/infrastructure/power base, the network of financial aid that those countries have, the placation of its citizens, and the threat of everyone trying out their toys on each other, it just isn't an imminent danger. It appears as though the age of asymmetric warfare between third-world disorganized militants and organized first-/second-world militaries is here to stay.
>>30417190
That being said I still appreciate the time and attention to detail with your list and it is a bit amusing how similar it is to what my mp platoon's e4 mafia came up with. So while I do not see it as being likely in general a smaller scale version could play out with another Katrina tier event
>>30412373
>ratio of wounded in action to killed in action
>not also covering how more wounded = more $$$$$
>>30412373
>>30412631
Israel still exists in that pic, isn't that the main problem?
>>30412377
They arent prison inmates, war takes countless hours of faggotry.
>>30412373
>What will be the load-out of the WW-3 soldier?
As seen in op's pic, the cost per soldier from WWII to current operations increased by a factor of 103, back then, only 3.43* as many people were lost.
If healthy military age bodies are as available as they are now, we'll see shit like the vietnamese and muslims doing alright at dicking well equipped invasions.
So my pick for WW-3 'load-out' will be anything the fuckers can carry ammo with, and a rifle that shoots.
>>30412373
Do any of this sort of calculation take inflation into account?
Maybe ratio of total military cost would be more informative alternative.
Countless
Why did i see a bunch of posting about ppl working 35b isnt 35b spec ops trabajo
>>30412373
>What will be the load-out of the WW-3 soldier?
Have we moved on from the notion that a Third World War will be nukes killing us all?
>>30412631
That would fuck up the entire worlds oceans and climate. Why cant we just have an irradiated desert?
>>30418634
Fallout Holy Land
>>30418655
Damn missed the Deus Vault add on, night shift really kills thought
there is only one answer
>>30418679
That is almost our military industrial complex spending as is. Thanks though it was well done
>>30418449
>>30416971
No it does not.
For example in the first one, an M1 Garand cost like $1,200 in today's dollars.
>>30418695
I am curious what the inflation correction would look like
So many shitposts
>>30412631
>not including Israel
>>30417190
Same thing was said before both world wars.
>>30418709
You have to factor in Government inflation as well, they gotta have those 600 dollarydoo hammers!
>>30418695
That's because it's a more rare collectors piece, and there's little supply to great demand.
Looking at the prices, 170 dollars could be realistic for the price of a WWII kit.
If you remove the cost for collector demand, consider that it's mostly just cloth, and remember that they mass produced it like you wouldn't believe then yeah. The economies of scale must have been ridiculous on these back in the day.
Considering how many Garands and steel pot helmets were manufactured it could be possible to make their combined cost 100 dollars or less.
>>30412373
I know not with what weapons world war 3 will be fought with, but I know that world war 4 will be fought with sticks and dragon dildoes.
Radiation suit and nuclear bunker
>>30418420
>a rifle that shoots
>>30412411
Shoulder thing that goes up?
>>30412547
But it's close to release
>>30413572
it says on the graphic here >>30412373
>>30418506
The Third World War is being fought right now, think Globalism and Socialist inroads into Democratic West
>>30419727
It already came out.
>>30419089
He's talking about the original cost, after you adjust for inflation.
>reading comprehension, not even once
>>30420192
really?
>>30420240
that image is missing a HELL of a lot of shit for the ww2 soldier. Like holy shit are they missing a lot.
then factor in soldiers like the Airborne who dropped in with an insaneeeeee amount of fucking shit that was completely impractical for combat operations.
>>30412373
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxzfqce0jqY
>>30420402
yes
it had a sticky on /h/ last time I checked
