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DefenseTech: Pimp My Gunship
2006-11-28
Article about direct-energy weapons for gunships
Posted by:Free Radical

#5  Rain, fog, sand, etc. impose limitations on conventional weapons (and the good ol' Mark I human eyeball) too.
Posted by: Parabellum   2006-11-28 19:44  

#4  Read the comments, too! This story seems to have been put together based on press releases. There are many technological hurdles remaining, and some practical limitations, too. Rain, fog, sand, etc impose limitations on their use.
Posted by: gorb   2006-11-28 13:39  

#3  It wouldn't take very long to pop corn with one of them.
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2006-11-28 11:12  

#2  Sweet.
Posted by: Excalibur   2006-11-28 11:05  

#1  Death rays! This is soooo cool.
Posted by: Mike   2006-11-28 10:58  

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