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Title: Force field - sort of - patented
Post by: Shelldrake on March 25, 2015, 10:58:47 AM

Boeing's proposed plasma shield would protect against shock wave but not shrapnel.

http://www.popsci.com/boeing-just-patented-force-field-lasers (http://www.popsci.com/boeing-just-patented-force-field-lasers)

Title: Re: Force field - sort of - patented
Post by: LongBlade on March 25, 2015, 11:20:47 AM

Very cool.

Title: Re: Force field - sort of - patented
Post by: Barthheart on March 25, 2015, 11:39:38 AM

Interesting idea. I doubt it could be used against IED's like the article suggests, but it could protect light armoured vehicles from say a mortar attack.

Title: Re: Force field - sort of - patented
Post by: BanzaiCat on March 25, 2015, 12:23:23 PM

Anything that helps save soldiers' lives is a damn good thing. I just hope they don't take 30 years to get it through the red tape. By then we'll have real personal shields, and I'll be too old to care.

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