EMP Weapons

PiKe · 6 Jan 2010 at 11:19

Is it me or is it glaringly obvious that these could well be the weapons of the future and that we can't really protect against them? Think how destructive an EMP bomb would be in a big city, Terrabytes of data loss but without loss of life would cause massive widespread disruption and cause billions of pounds to be lost, I'm pretty sure you could bring down a plane as well with a focussed EMP beam?

Something to think about :eek:

britboy4321 · 6 Jan 2010 at 11:20

Naah just electromagnetically seal your important stuff. bomb is useless.

Even my hi-fi speakers at home are electromagnetically sealed ..

Besides -- a lot of data isn't held on magnetic media nowadays anyway... and all important data has off-site backups.

It's not an issue I reckon ...

BTW do you really live in the lakes? That is the nicest place in the country you lucky, lucky person ...

Andr3w · 6 Jan 2010 at 11:20

Pike....what are you planning???

Sin_Chase · 6 Jan 2010 at 11:20

EMP is a focused weapon.

Still nothing compared to a nice big Nuke.

PiKe · 6 Jan 2010 at 11:21

britboy4321 said:
Naah just electromagnetically seal your important stuff. bomb is useless.

Even my hi-fi speakers at home are electromagnetically sealed ..

Besides -- a lot of data isn't held on magnetic media nowadays anyway...

EMP will fry SSD too if that's what you're referring to.

mollymoo · 6 Jan 2010 at 11:21

Except data is backed up elsewhere to prevent accidental loss, however the plane thing sounds about right, I think the military already have things like this though.

LiE · 6 Jan 2010 at 11:21

I still haven't unlocked EMP killstreak

PiKe · 6 Jan 2010 at 11:21

Andr3w said:
Pike....what are you planning???

LOL nothing, just discussing backup's with my boss and mentioned we can't protect against EMP

Sin_Chase · 6 Jan 2010 at 11:22

Of course you can protect against EMP.

Ziggy · 6 Jan 2010 at 11:23

Won't fry my backup, I write all the 1s and 0s in a notebook.

PiKe · 6 Jan 2010 at 11:24

Sin_Chase said:
Of course you can protect against EMP.

Well with a grounded lead box yes... but not everyone has one of those and last time I looked, data centres weren't lead lined.

Ziggy · 6 Jan 2010 at 11:26

Our weapons still work which means we can skill kick some ass.

britboy4321 · 6 Jan 2010 at 11:27

F16 fighter planes protect against EMP generated by nukes.

I read it somewhere ..

it's technically possible to do is what I'm saying ..

Sin_Chase · 6 Jan 2010 at 11:27

PiKe said:
Well with a grounded lead box yes... but not everyone has one of those and last time I looked, data centres weren't lead lined.

If your data is that important then do something about it. If you need to protect against EMP then you might as well have multiple backup sets sent all over the world because trust me EMP is far less destructive than a large Nuke would be.

Are you also protected against a targeted malicious attack with a sledge hammer?

PiKe · 6 Jan 2010 at 11:27

Ziggy said:
Our weapons still work which means we can skill kick some ass.

How do we fire our weapons if you guidance system is fried?

Cosimo · 6 Jan 2010 at 11:28

PiKe said:
LOL nothing, just discussing backup's with my boss and mentioned we can't protect against EMP

Send it to Cheyenne Mountain.

Sin_Chase · 6 Jan 2010 at 11:28

PiKe said:
How do we fire our weapons if you guidance system is fried?

Point
Pull Trigger :confused:

Mr. Anderson · 6 Jan 2010 at 11:28

Would only be able to take planes out the sky if the controls in the cockpit are electronically connected to the flaps. I wouldn't even notice an EMP in the planes i fly

Macky · 6 Jan 2010 at 11:29

msm722 said:
I still haven't unlocked EMP killstreak

/Thread.

Mr. Anderson · 6 Jan 2010 at 11:29

Ziggy said:
Our weapons still work which means we can skill kick some ass.

LOL

admittedly though, I swapped for an acog as quickly as I could.