<HTML>Immer mehr Einzelheiten werden bekannt über Directed energy weapons/Microwave Weapons. Die renommierte Fachzeitschrift Jane’s Defence bringt einen ausführlichen Bericht über diese neue Generation von Waffen (17.6.03).
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"Death rays, phasers, photon torpedoes and weapons that can instantaneously vaporise adversaries, without leaving a trace, are typically the subject of science fiction films. But what seemed far-fetched not too long ago is now on the cusp of reality, as the US Navy (USN) forges ahead with programmes aimed at introducing a range of electric weapons - electromagnetic (EM) rail guns, high-energy lasers (HELs) and high-power microwaves - into the not-too-distant future fleet…The advent of directed-energy weapons [DEW] and electromagnetic rail guns has the potential for revolutionising warship design and operations …DEWs include lasers, microwave radiation emitters and particle beam accelerators. Unlike conventional weapons that rely on kinetic or chemical energy (or both) to destroy a target, DEWs damage or destroy targets by depositing energy - photons or particles travelling at or near the speed of light, about 300,000km/s - on them. Because a DEW beam can travel great distances almost instantaneously, the challenge of tracking and intercepting targets is greatly reduced, while the ability of a target to evade the weapon's effect is likewise significantly diminished.”</HTML>
