> How fox news could describe this as a 'Force Field' I dunno. sounds better than "low tech shotgun blast protects tanks from RPGs"
reactive armor provides/provided much of the same type of protection, slightly different concept, but probably the same hit rate... the Phalanx cannon you mentioned on ships and to a lesser extent chaff with jets also provide the same type of hit or miss tech... it does explain why the system doesn't work with helicopters... :-\ -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:206352 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
