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Mysterious 'Forcefield' Tested on US Tanks
An anonymous reader writes "Not too long ago General Dynamics announced a successful test of their new Trophy Active Defense System (ADS). The Trophy ADS generates something similar to a force field around one half of a vehicle as a direct reaction to incoming fire. From the article: 'The Threat Detection and Warning subsystem consists of several sensors, including flat-panel radars, placed at strategic locations around the protected vehicle, to provide full hemispherical coverage. Once an incoming threat is detected identified and verified, the Countermeasure Assembly is opened, the countermeasure device is positioned in the direction where it can effectively intercept the threat. Then, it is launched automatically into a ballistic trajectory to intercept the incoming threat at a relatively long distance.'"
Where do they find these idiots who watch too much Star Trek?
This system detects incoming projectiles and launches a projectile to try and counter it.
Very useful, but hardly a force field.
Idiots.
Didn't get to the last line of my post, did you?
Snotty and hasty. I see why you start out at 0. I'll cop to being snotty sometimes, but I try to be careful about it.
Is that why iraqi citizens are dying? I thought the US supported iraqi police death squads were part of it? Not to mention the US troops putting caps in the back of 7 month year old babies heads.
Lets see if we can find some imagery. Here is a video