Scientists Work on Force Fields for Tanks

[soapyshooter]

Still no flying cars. WHERE ARE YOU FLYING CARS!?

 

[Captain Pancake]

And It's British! this almost salvages my national pride!

 

[mocruz1200]

"shields up, red alert!"

 

[Stone Cold Monkey]

Here's the thing about cool sci-fi tech, it is just like every thing else. It is easier to say you're making this sensational thing like shields as a first step to star trek deflectors to grab headlines. Most of the time, the invention either doesn't pan out, or like some Sony's stuff isn't quite as neat as they said it would be. I haven't heard much from those cloaking field, hydrogen cell, cold fusion, airship, rocket pants engineers past their statements 'were close to completing (blank)'. I'm not saying don't try to make it, but don't oversell it either.

 

[Tiny116]

Thats friggin awesome. When Do I get it? XD

 

[ben---neb]

And so the second British Empire begins...mmuuuuuhhhhaaaaaa!

 

[AgentChunk]

The really cool thing about this though is if it does work then the only way to blow up a tank would be with a laser cannon. Then maybe you could put this technology in body aromor to reflect bullets! Then all of the worlds battles would be fought with laser guns!

 

[Sky Captanio]

Electro-magnetism, eh? So where'd they find the Eezo?

 

[walls of cetepedes]

Laser-point-defence is where its at, bitches!

 

[Distorted Stu]

"The British are coming!"
"On ship?!"
"Flying tanks with force fields!"
"WERE FUCKED!"

Spoiler: A typical British Assault

 

[darkknight9]

I'm extremely skeptical. An applied current can generate a magnetic field strong enough to deflect a warhead before the shaped charge has properly impacted and had a chance to form yes, but it would take a hell of a large capacitor to produce the kind of voltages needed to deflect any projectile that is coming in at rocket speeds. The timing I'm certain could be perfected... but one rocket followed immediately by another would be a very bad time to find out that you don't have enough juice to get the job done.

 

[Dudemeister]

That doesn't sound like it will work. I hope it isn't tax dollars wasted.

It doesn't sound like it will work therefore it won't? What a well formed opinion.
Also, there are no tax dollars involved since it's a British idea.
Did you even read the post?

 

[MurderousToaster]

I remember earlier that these guys were also developing invisible tanks. Maybe they could combine the two, but just make invisible "shield generator" vehicles that could ride ahead of the rest of the personnel/vehicles and protect them from incoming warheads.

 

[Gaias]

Still no flying cars. WHERE ARE YOU FLYING CARS!?

People are already dumb as shit when driving and you want to put them behind a flying vehicle?

 

[squidb8]

I thought only Americans over engineered simple solutions. Stryker just put on slats around the main body of the vehicle. The RPG would stike the slats and expend its engergy at a safe distance from the vehicle.

An EM field would disrupt electrical signal, so what would keep the it from scrambling on Comms.

 

[stonethered]

Great!
Now I want my Pulse grenade/mines so I can deal with all this high-tech weaponry.



Also; someone mentioned their desire for a second British empire; they can sign me up for it. First one worked out great for me, sorry Africa, India, and Asia.

 

[CoverYourHead]

*looks around* Holy shit! When did I arrive in the future?!

Just remember to share your new tech with your ol' buddy The States!

 

[Gigaguy64]

Still no flying cars. WHERE ARE YOU FLYING CARS!?

People are already dumb as shit when driving and you want to put them behind a flying vehicle?

Oh god, that's freaking scary.

OT: i like this, hopefully it will work, the only thing is how much Energy will need to be stored to generate a EM Pulse strong enough to block it?
And how will they store that energy?