can't help on the EMP side, but you remembered correctly, in part,
regarding A-bombs. The "Fatman" A-bomb used chemical high explosive shaped
charges to "squeeze" the core and trigger the reaction. The "Tall Boy"
however used a "cannon" to fire the 2 halves of the critical mass, which
were kept separate until this point, together. Modern nukes continue to
use variations of the "Fatman's" trigger sequence.
Have fun exploring the EMP questions
On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 1:54 PM, DED [Traveller_TNE] <
> wrote:
>
>
> Has anyone come up with non-nuclear EMP weapons? I've checked a few
> sources but haven't found any. I thought that they might make for a nice
> alternative to what's been published for combating Virus.
>
> I read about "Explosively pumped flux compression generators" on Wiki (
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosively_pumped_flux_
> compression_generator) and thought that would be a good choice." EPFCG"
> from here out.
>
> My initial concept is that of a spear gun with a backpack. The spear is
> fired at the Virus-inhabited thing (stationary server, robot, or vehicle).
> Attached to the shaft of the spear is the EPFCG package which produces the
> EMP. But said package requires a starting current to operate, much like the
> early A-bombs required a conventional explosion to trigger the start of the
> fission process (unless I'm misremembering that). This starter current is
> fed from capacitors stored in the backpack (just like laser rifles). The
> spear is connected to the backpack via a 20-meter cable. The EPFCG package
> is destroyed in the process of generating the pulse. I'd imagine that once
> the EMP is generated, the cable could detach from the spear and retract
> back to the person who fired it. Said cable could then be attached to the
> next spear.
>
> I haven't figured out the "blast radius" for the EMP or the number of
> charges produced by each backpack before re-charging was required. I
> suspect that there's a formula to determine EMP strength per amps or watts
> used, but that's outside my knowledge base. I suppose I could just rely on
> handwaving, but I'd prefer to have some numbers to play with.
>
> I'd love some feedback (and help) on this.
>
> \_/
> DED
> TNE @ Yahoo ml Admin
>
>
>
regarding A-bombs. The "Fatman" A-bomb used chemical high explosive shaped
charges to "squeeze" the core and trigger the reaction. The "Tall Boy"
however used a "cannon" to fire the 2 halves of the critical mass, which
were kept separate until this point, together. Modern nukes continue to
use variations of the "Fatman's" trigger sequence.
Have fun exploring the EMP questions
On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 1:54 PM, DED [Traveller_TNE] <
> wrote:
>
>
> Has anyone come up with non-nuclear EMP weapons? I've checked a few
> sources but haven't found any. I thought that they might make for a nice
> alternative to what's been published for combating Virus.
>
> I read about "Explosively pumped flux compression generators" on Wiki (
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosively_pumped_flux_
> compression_generator) and thought that would be a good choice." EPFCG"
> from here out.
>
> My initial concept is that of a spear gun with a backpack. The spear is
> fired at the Virus-inhabited thing (stationary server, robot, or vehicle).
> Attached to the shaft of the spear is the EPFCG package which produces the
> EMP. But said package requires a starting current to operate, much like the
> early A-bombs required a conventional explosion to trigger the start of the
> fission process (unless I'm misremembering that). This starter current is
> fed from capacitors stored in the backpack (just like laser rifles). The
> spear is connected to the backpack via a 20-meter cable. The EPFCG package
> is destroyed in the process of generating the pulse. I'd imagine that once
> the EMP is generated, the cable could detach from the spear and retract
> back to the person who fired it. Said cable could then be attached to the
> next spear.
>
> I haven't figured out the "blast radius" for the EMP or the number of
> charges produced by each backpack before re-charging was required. I
> suspect that there's a formula to determine EMP strength per amps or watts
> used, but that's outside my knowledge base. I suppose I could just rely on
> handwaving, but I'd prefer to have some numbers to play with.
>
> I'd love some feedback (and help) on this.
>
> \_/
> DED
> TNE @ Yahoo ml Admin
>
>
>