Re: [SG] weapons

On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 12:20:08PM -0000, Matt Tope wrote:

>Excuse my ignorance, but what are sand casters? I've seen the term used
on
>the list once or thrice, is it some kind of scattergun type device?

The term originates with Traveller, I believe, where they were a
defensive weapon which deployed large clouds of sensor-absorbent
material (generically "sand", but it was implied that this fulfilled the
function of chaff, IR-blocking smoke, etc.) to impair enemy targeting
abilities.

Roger