Electric Armor

Ch_Omega and others wrote in about a new type of reactive armor in development. As far as I can tell, what they're talking about is essentially large capacitors on the outside of the vehicle, charged up by the vehicle's electrical system. Anti-tank warheads use a shaped charge to create a jet of molten copper that pierces armor, but in this case, when the jet bridges the capacitor plates, it immediately becomes a conductor for X coulombs of current, which effectively vaporizes and disrupts it enough that it won't pierce the vehicle's armor. (Conventional reactive armor does the same thing with explosives.) Interesting idea, if it works.

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REMEMBER THE SLAIN SLASHDOT READERS ON 9/11

[Anonymous Coward]

There were several Slashdot readers killed in the attacks of 9/11. This site should remember those slain members on 9/11 with a special icon on the mainpage.

Re:REMEMBER THE SLAIN SLASHDOT READERS ON 9/11

[Anonymous Coward]

Icon? how about the goatse guy?

Why ppl dislike America.

[sn00perz]

Poor guy has bee living in the states for 30 years on a green card his wife and children are Us citizens held for 3.5 years (!) on 'secret evidence' never charged with anything, then deported. Justification for that was that he overstqed a visa 20 years ago. If that wasnt acase of political prosecution than I dont know what is...

Re:Another article stolen from Kuro5hin.

[Anonymous Coward]

It was in the science journals ages ago. The internet is often slow to catch on to most scientific stories.

Re:Another article stolen from Kuro5hin.

[Anonymous Coward]

I can't believe that you used the phrase "journalistic additions" in reference to slashdot content.

I can't believe you are arguing about which meta news site scooped the story...

Re:Another article stolen from Kuro5hin.

[Anonymous Cowrad]

touché