Boeing Awarded Contract For Next-Generation Harpoon Block IIIMissile
Dean A. Markley wrote:
Vince wrote:
Ian MacLure wrote:
Clark wrote in
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Speed kills. Blast kills. How much energy is delivered to the
target? That question is all that matters.
Yup, if you drop a common 30-50lb crowbar from orbit
its going to inflict a world of hurt on whatever it hits
notwithstanding its simply an inert piece of metal.
IBM
a crowbar probably would not hit the ground (ever seen a long thin
iron meteor?)
Vince
Meteors are not man-made either. It's the same concept as an armor
piercing tank round. Long and thin to concentrate the density in a
small frontal cross section. And it would not really have a curved end
like a crowbar. I hope.
Dean
are we still talking about dropping from orbit?
Vince
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