16-01-2004, 05:57
OOC: Again, with the ridiculous name.
Secret IC:
The Dodekistan Research Institute is researching a new anti personnel submunition that will electrify the enemy; literally.
The HVCS (High Voltage Capacitor Submunition) contains a high voltage capacitor (which is charged just prior to launch) surrounded by copper filaments and a very small explosive charge. At a predetermined altitude, the charge is detonated, throwing the filaments into the air surrounding the capacitor. Both will fall over an enemy troop formation. The filaments act to extend the grounding radius of the capacitor, so that when an object (namely, a person) is within range, the capacitor discharges 750,000 volts into the victim.
The submunitions can be loaded into bombs and missile warheads to be dispersed over formations.
There is an additional mode that can be utilized on the HVCS. A proximity sensor will be installed that can be activated in this secondary mode. This mode will allow the submunition to rest on the ground, where it will lie in wait for people or vehicles to move within 10 feet of it. Then, the charge will detonate, sending the capacitor and the chaff everywhere, where the capacitor will discharge when it finds ground.
Secret IC:
The Dodekistan Research Institute is researching a new anti personnel submunition that will electrify the enemy; literally.
The HVCS (High Voltage Capacitor Submunition) contains a high voltage capacitor (which is charged just prior to launch) surrounded by copper filaments and a very small explosive charge. At a predetermined altitude, the charge is detonated, throwing the filaments into the air surrounding the capacitor. Both will fall over an enemy troop formation. The filaments act to extend the grounding radius of the capacitor, so that when an object (namely, a person) is within range, the capacitor discharges 750,000 volts into the victim.
The submunitions can be loaded into bombs and missile warheads to be dispersed over formations.
There is an additional mode that can be utilized on the HVCS. A proximity sensor will be installed that can be activated in this secondary mode. This mode will allow the submunition to rest on the ground, where it will lie in wait for people or vehicles to move within 10 feet of it. Then, the charge will detonate, sending the capacitor and the chaff everywhere, where the capacitor will discharge when it finds ground.