HPM (High Powered Microwave) weapons to be deployed in Gulf War 2?

[glenn1]

HPM weapons being readied

 

[Bignate603]

Hmmm, that sounds pretty cool.

 

[Brutuskend]

WOAH. I read a book years ago about microwave satilites (SP) being used by Russia and the US.
I wish I could remember the name of the book or the author. It was a good read.

Sometimes I think that ANYTHING the SciFi writers mind can dream up, will someday be a reality.....

Scary

 

[charrison]

but does it do popcorn?

 

[Evadman]

lol, "Dial-A-Hurt" LOL.

 

[CubicZirconia]

They talked about that on one of the recent Saddam Hussein specials on the history channel. Interesting stuff.

 

[coolVariable]

You mean Guld War 3???
The last was the 2nd Gulf War ....

 

[shiner]

Cool, but I still want to see the version of this that when it flies over troops and discharges it makes them piss their pants and forget who they are for 30 minutes.

 

[SnapIT]

Originally posted by: charrison
but does it do popcorn?

Maybe it can make popcorn fields out of corn fields?? 😀

 

[vi edit]

Well...that's one way to "nuke" them 😛

 

[yowolabi]

I find it very hard to believe that something that does this kind of damage to electronics is only dangerous to a human if he's using a pacemaker.

 

[xuanman]

sounds good in theory. i wonder if it'll really work...kindof like the whole patriot missile issue

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

So we're banking on the fact that they don't have surge protectors?

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: xuanman
sounds good in theory. i wonder if it'll really work...kindof like the whole patriot missile issue

Well considering the the patriot missle systems was an anti-aircraft battery and not an anti missile battery.

The current Patriot-3 are designed to do both.