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The problem with any weapon system is the combination of mass and energy - nuclear weapons are "great" - small mass, big energy - but lots of side-effects. Bullets and bombs have the problem of being too heavy. The Nuclear Water Cannon (NWC) is a fission-powered ship that drives into hostile waters
and uses its vast energy resources to "blast" water directly from the oceans onto hostile countries. Limitations are obviously how far you can blast water (unknown), but you could effectively hurricane an area with a salt water deluge (with associated environmental damage). Maybe it could work as a constant stream, or maybe you could shoot water "bombs" (as opposed to water balloons).
The fountain of bits
http://acg.media.mi...inOfBits/intro.html
This *had* to have come from the HB [Klaatu, Oct 12 2004]
"Water Gun"
http://www.eskimo.c...mateur/capexpt.html
a watergun powered by a big capacitor bank, this could be "embiggened" into the monstrosity you describe, trekbody [whatastrangeperson, Oct 17 2004]
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You would have done better not to go nuclear. |
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Maybe we could also use the water to communicate. <link> |
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I think you are overestimating just how much water a ship can lob, even one that's powered by the magic of nuclear fission. (I refer you to the extensive literature on fireboats.) |
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And a ship in hostile waters needs to be hurling much more than water to keep unwelcome attentions at bay. |
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"Welcome to beautiful Lake Fallujah!" |
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what about a heavily armored firetruck kind of thing to hose out enemy strongholds, machine-gun nests, etc |
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