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Orbital Weapon Lancet (OWL)
A kinetic energy weapon placed in Earth orbit. (Read the full article)
| "Why bother with a chemical (I assume by chemical it's meant to be something like Tritonal, or TNT) warhead at all? The cost to develop/test/manufacture a fuse fast enough to work at 12Kmph, let alone develop a protective covering for the warhead to prevent premature detonation is prohibitive. Keep it simple, a solid rod with a guidance system in the rear, using GPS or INS is all you need." (DougF 4/14/2008 10:51:55 AM ) |
| "I think the author's intent is to use the Lancet as a penetrator, to get the warhead deep into a buried bunker." (Bill Christensen 4/14/2008 1:05:39 PM ) |
| "This weapon is referenced in the new Dan Simmons novel, entitled "Flashback." In the novel, it is referred to as a "gee-bear" and named after the "name of the American [sci-fi] writer who came up with the idea for this particular technology."" ( 6/21/2011 6:02:36 AM ) |
| "That's great! I'll find a quote and put it in, unless someone can get one for me." (Bill Christensen 6/21/2011 8:21:14 PM ) |
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