USA has new weapon

[johnny]

Our newspapers today mentioned something about a weapon that instantly creates a frozen underground, which is supposed to create a slippery situation for the enemy. Can anyone confirm if this is true ?

Just in case it is....do NOT go to war against Canada or any of the Scandinavian countries, they have skates to counter your new secret weapon, and they damn well know how to use them.

[PurpleXVI]

Good evening my Felix, glad to see you still haven't dropped your patronizing attitude when it comes to anything even vaguely military-related.

"Proton plasma particle projector"? Sounds like something out of Star Trek or Star Wars, also sounds completely ridiculous. Protons are part of the core mass of atoms, plasma is a state of matter and particles, well, they have a variety of definitions. A projector is something that projects them.

So basically, what I'm seeing here is... A weapon made for projecting superheated protons? I have to say that it's been long since I last heard of something that ridiculous. Either someone screwed up in the naming department or they pulled a fast one on you.

The EM-wave disruptor... Huh? Sounds like whoever's in charge of naming the latest weapons has been playing too much Battletech and needs to put down his Star Wars bong.

EM-waves are basically everything from ultra-violet radiation to visible light. So basically an EM-disruptor could do just about anything from just creating really trippy fata morganas to interfering with radio waves.

[robertthebard]

...and they sound really fun, too.

[shadowhound]

Originally posted by Bithron: That takes the power out of the expression: "This is my... BOOMSTICK!!"

This is my BURNSTICK!

[Felix The Assassin]

Originally posted by PurpleXVI: Good evening my Felix, glad to see you still haven't dropped your patronizing attitude when it comes to anything even vaguely military-related. "Proton plasma particle projector"? Sounds like something out of Star Trek or Star Wars, also sounds completely ridiculous. Protons are part of the core mass of atoms, plasma is a state of matter and particles, well, they have a variety of definitions. A projector is something that projects them. So basically, what I'm seeing here is... A weapon made for projecting superheated protons? I have to say that it's been long since I last heard of something that ridiculous. Either someone screwed up in the naming department or they pulled a fast one on you. The EM-wave disruptor... Huh? Sounds like whoever's in charge of naming the latest weapons has been playing too much Battletech and needs to put down his Star Wars bong. EM-waves are basically everything from ultra-violet radiation to visible light. So basically an EM-disruptor could do just about anything from just creating really trippy fata morganas to interfering with radio waves.

That's what I like about you. Always seeking more! [img]graemlins/biggrin.gif[/img] Well you know, 23+ years of it in my blood, plus I am a DOD contract civilian makes it hard not to know what is/is not so!

Do you understand simple "Rail Gun Technology" as opposed to your SCI-FI whatnots?

The other one works extremely well on the human body, it really creates a wet and smelly situation for the recipiant. (total loss of bladder control) The guys down on the border have found them to be useful

[PurpleXVI]

Oh, you're talking about ultrasound weaponry? Yeah, sure, makes the victim dizzy, puking and wetting himself. Nothing particularly unusual there. Everyone knows about that. I honestly do not know how EM weaponry would do that unless you're giving them a seizure through visible light patterns or using electro-magnetic waves to hit their brain, which I imagine would be more likely to just kill them dead. Same goes for all sorts of funky varieties of radiation.

And yes, I know what a railgun is, a railgun is definitely not a proton plasma projector. At least not unless it's launching some form of ionized proton plasma in a magnetic "pocket," at which point it strongly diverges from the traditional perception of a railgun.

[Iron Greasel]

I still think a needler would be cooler.

edit: Just checking, a railgun is the one that uses really strong electric current to create a magnetic field to hurl a chunk of metal at your enemies?

[ 01-27-2007, 03:11 AM: Message edited by: Iron Greasel ]

[Bozos of Bones]

Yes, that's what a railgun is. They're fun stuff, I've even built a few weak ones, now working with a univertity mate to make something with more oomph. Rail guns are fun.
Anyway, let's get back to the PPPP. I distinctly remember Star Wars Episodes 4-6 having proton plasma weaponry. I think someone took the name "Star Wars Program" too literally. Now, I know that plasma is manipulated by magnetic fields, but firing plasma through a railgun seems rather counter-productive, as it would probably dissipate in ~50 meters of flight, unless a laser was used to lead the plasma. And I'm pretty sure were years away from anything like that in laser technology, so I am having a hard time buying this.