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	Science Forum Forum Index » Military Technology » The U.S. Military uses the force...  The U.S. Military uses the force... « View previous topic :: View next topic »  Author Message spectre84 Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:52 pm    Post subject: The U.S. Military uses the force... Forum Freshman Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 7 Just came across a really interesting concept which involves intensely heated armour plates which melt RPGs that come in contact with them. The whole system weighs 1-2 tonnes and will be used on light armoured vechiles from up-armoured HUMMVEEs to LAVs. http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2002/08/54641 _________________ M.O. Back to top rhysboi1991 Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:06 pm    Post subject: Forum Freshman Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 52 Location: Cumbria, North West England wouldnt "intensly heated" armour plates take alot of energy and cost alot of money may be possible if the military only makes 1 or 2 of them but will not be able to mass produce. Due to cost to run on a massive scale. Back to top icewendigo Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:11 am    Post subject: Forum Senior Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 378 It never ceases to amaze me the amount of creativity focused on new ways of flushing millions of taxpayer dollars down the pockets of the Military Industrial Complex. Many times the most ludicrusly expensive wakky tobbaky technologies can be foiled by the simplest of tactics. Gazillion dollars starwars high-tech space interception response: suitcase nukes smuggled and embeded in the concrete of buildings built years ago (or hidden in shielded crates, etc) Million dollar Anti-RPG energy heated plates response: IED (or IED on 20$ radio-controled toy truck) Million dollar gamma xray to check containers response: bribe/blackmail/place one underpaid operator or security guard out of thousands etc Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First     Page 1 of 1 Science Forum Forum Index » Military Technology » The U.S. Military uses the force... Jump to: Select a forum Natural Sciences----------------Astronomy & CosmologyBiologyChemistryEarth SciencesMathematicsPhysics People----------------Behavioral & Social SciencesHealth & MedicinePhilosophical DiscussionHistoryReligionPoliticsCriminology and Forensic Science General Technology----------------Computer ScienceElectronicsMilitary Technology Information Technology----------------Business & EconomicsEducationEngineering & Transportation International Issues----------------Environmental IssuesIn the News The Science Forum----------------General DiscussionIntroductionsScience-Fiction and Non-FictionExperimentationPseudoscienceLinksArt and Culture Site Administration----------------Site FeedbackTrash Can  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
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