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Record 1 1989-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Space Weapons
OBS

Smart rock is a smart projectile used in space war.

CONT

At five miles per second, a projectile's energy of motion gives it a punch equal to six times its weight in TNT. These heat-seeking smart rocks would probably be based in satellites; they would be fined with electromagnetic cannon called rail guns, or with rocket engines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Armes orbitales

Spanish

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