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Subject: Re: 21st Century Soldier
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Date: 14 Sep 92 20:46:05 GMT
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In article <1992Sep14.175430.11621@linus.mitre.org> m23364@mwunix (James Meritt) writes:
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>Nah.  A cesium seeded high temperature explosion can generate the electrical
>pulse through MHD to send the wave through trailing wires.  A use-it-once
>weapon, but most are.  Fits in a BIG artillery shell.
>
That's new to me - can you make the pulse directional by configuring the
wires? And what kind of pulse strength are we talking here (for the arty)?

(Inquiring minds want to know:-)

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