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| 4 New High-Tech Weapons Pack Small Shells, Big Boom |
| 2008-05-16 |
| 1. Spike It’s the smallest guided missile in the world, but Spike—which weighs just 5.3 pounds and measures 25 in. long—packs a big punch. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division has pulled off four successful demonstrations of the weapon, including one hit through the passenger window of a remote-control truck . . . . 2. Small Diameter Bomb The SDB is a 285-pound bomb used when the Air Force’s second-lightest 500-pound precision bombs would endanger civilians or allied forces. . . . 3. Miniature Air Launched Decoy It doesn’t shoot, but the 112-in. MALD may prove deadly to enemy air defenses. Launched from an aircraft, this turbojet-powered decoy mimics combat aircraft, tricking antiaircraft batteries into turning on their radars—thereby revealing their positions and becoming targets themselves. . . . 4. Lightweight 25 Chain guns that can pulverize a target with 25 mm rounds are found mainly on Air Force gunships, heavy armor vehicles and Navy vessels. Alliant TechSystems’ new, lightweight version can be mounted on smaller vehicles, such as Humvees, and remotely operated from inside. The system weighs 63 pounds—less than half as much as similar chain guns. An airburst round explodes at a preset distance, striking targets hiding beyond the shooter’s line of sight. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #12 RENSE > INFOWARS - US AIRFORCE SEEKS CONTROL OVER ANY AND ALL COMPUTERS, as part of proposed Dominant Cyber Offensive Engagement [DCOE]. Pretty soon, all we'll need is for SKYNET to become "self-aware" and start sending out DA ARNUUULD Terminators??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-05-16 23:19 |
| #11 Right now, I'm a'missing the DAVY CROCKETT + NUCLEAR TOW, even DIVAD = DIVAAAD [Robo-ABrams/Pattons]. Sniff, sniff. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-05-16 20:46 |
| #10 Lest we fergit, POST 9-11 > NET > iff a US HIGH SCHOOL KSTUDENT from Pennsylvania? can successfully dev LIGHTWEIGHT, MAN-PORTABLE, WORKING NUCLEAR = NEAR-NUCLEAR/VHE DEVICE as an ordinary project, so can Radical Islam's own University/Mil-educated personages. ALSO POST 9-11 > NET > Radical Islam's greatest threat is, ironically, deemed/perceived by Perts as notsomuch religious as political i.e. ISLAMIST DESIRE FOR FULL LOCAL AUTONOMY-SOVEREIGNTY INDEPENDENT FROM ORGANIZED MAIN GOVERNMENTS [Cantons/States within a State]??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-05-16 20:42 |
| #9 lol nimble spidle, are you in atlanta |
| Posted by: sinse 2008-05-16 19:57 |
| #8 Arnold with his Minigun comes immediately to mind. (Terminator 2, I think) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-05-16 18:58 |
| #7 The LW 25 would be a decent weapon for small combatants - with suitable mods. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-05-16 16:49 |
| #6 What, no sharks with friggin' lasers on their head? |
| Posted by: Dr. Evil 2008-05-16 15:10 |
| #5 I could use the Lightweight 25 on my commute. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-05-16 14:42 |
| #4 The lightweight 25 appears lighter than the M2 (not sure if that's true with ammo), it could be a good way to power-up the Stryker. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2008-05-16 14:01 |
| #3 From the Phillipines to Iraq, the only thing that every worked with Islamofascists is: disproportionate retaliation. We shouldn't be over reliant on smart bombs. |
| Posted by: Galactic Coordinator Sleting2341 2008-05-16 13:59 |
| #2 I want a ER-PPC equipped BattleMech. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2008-05-16 13:28 |
| #1 Personally, I'm holding out for NNS. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-05-16 13:16 |