Who Doesn't Like a Force Field
Anyone who grew up watching the original Star Trek series or read DUNE has to have a soft spot for force fields. Now the British Defense Science and Technology Laboratory is talking about a force field system for main battle tanks that will use huge bursts of electricity to deflect incoming projectiles. Wicked!
Up until now, projectiles had to be deflected by other projectiles or by explosive force upon contact (active armor). In the British labs new construct, supercapacitors built into the tanks armor would create momentary electromagnetic fields. Another added benefit to survivability, the tanks would be significantly lighter, and as a result faster, as the amount of steel and chobham armor could be reduced.
Apparently, the British have been testing these force fields since as far back as 2002. So when will we see them on the battlefield? If the force fields really work then I hope soon--for the sake of the tankists.
Whoever's outside it!
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Yeah, who doesn't love the idea of forcefields?
I recently read an article talking about how progress is also being made using "plasma". These are ostensibly used to absorb radio frequencies (stealthiness) and block the use of energy weapons (ie Laser, Phaser and Ion Ray Gun).
Just as we've seen the advent of so many high-tech inventions that we used to watch on cartoons as a kid (for me, it was the Jetsons then Star Trek et al), those of us who persist a few more decades will likely see many more, including hand-held phasers, force fields and perhaps even visible light cloaking.
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I hope we persist.
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Wow. Warren, I just subscribed. You've got to be the coolest president ever. Force fields rock. I want light sabers!
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