Have Wine for Breakfast, Put On a 51-Pound Suit and Get to the Battlefield https://t.co/xwkPY9I79i
— Bill Benzon, BAM! Bootstrapping Artificial Minds (@bbenzon) June 7, 2024
From the linked article:
Researchers sought out marines who had similar body proportions to the elite soldiers of the period for the simulated battles, which took place in 2019.
The 13 unpaid volunteers they recruited were all men in their 20s and 30s and were an average of about 5 feet 7 inches tall and 163 pounds.
The soldiers received two days of training before combat day, which began with a 5:30 a.m. wake-up. Their physiological data were monitored throughout the day, and the study found that they had been able to fight in the armor, which weighs 23.3 kilograms (or more than 51 pounds).
The exercise took its toll: The soldiers showed a high level of fatigue, sore upper bodies from the weight of the metal and foot pain from walking, running, riding a chariot and fighting barefoot, according to the study.
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