Re: Why big ships are too good...

Date sent:  10-DEC-1996 09:46:54 

>And then there are EMP missiles, which can _really_ cripple big ships
>(and exactly how is an EMP missile supposed to work in the vacuum of
>space??? EMP is caused by an atmospheric effect after all).

EMP. Electro Magnetic Pulse. It requires no medium for transmit, and
is VERY deadly to sensitive electronic systems. Our high tech ships
are packed from stem to stern with sensitive electronics. It is no
surprise that EMP weapons are deadly. In fact EMP is one of the
deadliest
threats at the moment, and many governments are concerned about the
effects
EMP from lightening strikes will have on nuclear weapons. Perhaps this
is
the atmospheric effect you refer to? Nukes send an even larger EMP when
they detonate.

As an aside, I once saw one of those programs that claim the US
government
have a UFO in their possession. As part of the 'evidence' they claimed
that
a US company with close ties to the military was working on an
anti-gravity
drive. They phoned this company up and asked what they were researching.
The company's receptionist would not give any details, but stated that
they were doing extensive research into EMP. The program then went on
to state that EMP stood for Electro-Magnetic Propulsion, and used it as
one
of their 'Facts' to prove the existence of Extra-Terestrials on Earth.

Doh!

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