I'd love to have an EMP grenade that shut down power armour!
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> EMP hardening in buildings has been around for quite some time already ... some of those that I've seen included metal walls 1/2" (12mm) thick, airlock doors and mesh covers on the air vents - all with the idea of stopping a strong EMP ... satellites, military ones anyway, have a version also but much lighter in weight, different tech approach ? for vehicle electronics the military has what's called a battle override switch which is used when the fuzes pop, hmmm, also think that if warned in advance they'd disconnect their antenna's so as to eliminate that route for the pulse...
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From: DED dedly@...
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 7:54 AM
Subject: [Traveller_TNE] Where are the EM Weapons?
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> >Obviously a game created in the 70's isn't going to get everything
> >right. However, except for /Emperor's Arsenal/ (from T4), there's really
> >a dearth of non-lethal weapons in most of Traveller's subsequent
> >editions. Ok, I'll admit I don't know what Mongoose gave us, but I'd be
> >surprised if there was a fundamental shift.
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> >This article (www.economist.com/node/21532245) talks about EM weapons
> >being used to disable the electronics on vehicles. It's not something
> >over the horizon. It's here now and in use
> >(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EA-18_Growler).
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> >In applying this towards Traveller, what would we say their use is? Is
> >it primarily a weapon that higher TL armies use against lower TL armies
> >as an act of mercy? Do higher TL worlds have the capability to provide
> >affordable shielding against EM attacks such that it really isn't a
> >factor? Is it just a means for local police and armies to control the
> >civilian population during uprisings without directly harming then
> >(though vehicles still have residual momentum)? Perhaps it's another
> >avenue that Virus exploited when bringing about the Collapse.
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> >The article mentions that the Active Denial System
> >(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Denial_System) was deployed in Afghanistan
> >but never used. In fact, it was shipped home. It's too bad because it
> >would've been an excellent test of the concept.
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> >Thoughts?
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