Search found 21 matches
- Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:53 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Has any thought been given to a polywell powered BOLO?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 25061
traditional explosive reactive armor is not very effective against kinetic penetrators. I do not know about the newer high tech stuff, it may be a bit better, but it's primary purpose is not to deflect Kinetic penetrators. Sloped multi layer ceramic composite armor is what you want to be able to tak...
- Fri Jul 30, 2010 12:56 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Has any thought been given to a polywell powered BOLO?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 25061
@roger. Are you thinking of the Shiva tank named bun bun? Now that was a fun story. :lol: @zapkitty. well. missiles are a bigger threat than direct fire guns. simply because a missile can be launched from a simple tube carried by a single soldier. No soldier i know of can carry 120mm main cannon. he...
- Fri Jul 30, 2010 6:56 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Has any thought been given to a polywell powered BOLO?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 25061
Main Battle tanks has always been in a race against hand held anti tank weaponry. unfortunately for armored fighting vehicles, It's easier to design a small weapon capable of defeating even the heaviest and most capable armor than it is to design ever more capable armor. :evil: The push now is towar...
- Fri Jul 23, 2010 7:02 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Favorable Comments made by ONR on Polywell Fusion
- Replies: 61
- Views: 41525
- Sun Jul 11, 2010 6:57 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: nerve signals
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2458
Re: nerve signals
http://gizmodo.com/5206539/mass-production-planned-for-hal-exoskeleton-your-personal-iron-man-conversion-to-cost-4200#viewcomments the suit uses electrodes or something to detect the nerve signals in the muscle just before it contracts. Does anyone on here have an idea about what kind of electrode/...
- Thu Jun 17, 2010 3:31 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: VASIMIR, need help with some math
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3055
yes you are missing something. the article linked does not mention anything about thrust. all it talks about is progress towards getting the VX-200 operational. 8) I'd fetch the real numbers on thrust for you, but due to this news article the adastrarocket company's website is swamped into oblivion ...