Posted on 11/10/2002 12:09:40 AM PST by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:58:40 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
LOS ANGELES (AP)
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That almost sounds like Reagan era star wars stuff.
And the detractors said it would never work. Not to mention the technology from those programs, that are in use today.
If you can target an artillery shell why not an incoming MIRV? It too would have a heat signature and I believe would be traveling significantly slower.
"Shooting down a single artillery shell is pretty cool, but artillery shells don't come in ones,"
As they get smaller, deploying several of these and linking them via wireless to a central supercomputer would be quite potent. They could target and hit multiple incoming rounds without duplicate targeting.
In addition, this technology could be adapted for other uses. Target enemy units from far greater distances than conventional weaponry allows. Heck, use it as a "sniper" device. Pick them off one unit at a time until they all hide in a bunker, then Fuel-Air Bomb the bunkers.
And I'm sure it could hit a slow moving target much easier than a rocket.
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