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First missile lays down a volcanic ash screen, second missile flies through it to the target.
by jboggan 10y ago
First missile lays down a volcanic ash screen, second missile flies through it to the target.
- ChuckMcM 10y agoInterestingly flying through volcanic ash, even in small amounts, is exceptionally hard on aircraft. So hard in fact that in one of the DARPA call for wild ideas rounds I suggested a "puffer ball" defense system consisting of a steam or air pressured dispenser on ship that could fire a 'plume' of volcanic ash to a height of up to 1000 meters. If any aircraft 'buzz' your ship with that plume up they are going to lose their engines. It could also make for a shore based cruise missile defense where you puff it infront of the missile and hope that the missile's radar can't see enough of it to jog left or right. It is remarkable stuff[1] [1] http://www3.alpa.org/portals/alpa/volcanicash/03_NASADC8AshDamage.pdf http://www3.alpa.org/portals/alpa/volcanicash/03_NASADC8AshD...