Re: [GZG] C-IED/COIN in SGII/DSII

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Best,
Ken

--- On Thu, 9/9/10, Roger Burton West <roger@firedrake.org> wrote:

From: Roger Burton West <roger@firedrake.org>
Subject: Re: [GZG] C-IED/COIN in SGII/DSII
To: gzg-l@mail.csua.berkeley.edu
Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010, 1:41 PM

On Thu, Sep 09, 2010 at 11:34:11AM -0600, Mike Stanczyk wrote:
> Now that I think about it, I don't think anyone has explored making
IED
> devices out of the power sources available in most science fiction
backgrounds.

Depends entirely on the tech. Most batteries aren't capable of dumping
their entire energy capacity in a few seconds - there's no need for it,
and it makes the design harder. Now, if it's a battery that powers a
laser weapon or something like that, cracking it may well be Bad News...

R
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