The Germans invented the gunship in World War I. This armored aircraft had machine guns mounted to fire downward at a 45-degree angle. Gunships flew along trenches at treetop level, all six machine guns pouring fire on the men below. During the Vietnam War, the Americans created the AC-47. The circular orbit or pylon turn…
Explosive force can be directed and used to defeat bombs
March 7, 2016
The videos coming out of Syria show new weapons. Through battle-damage assessment (BDA), I can determine what a munition is doing. Then I go looking for patents. First I found a patent for ordnance that combines fuel-air explosive (FAE) with a warhead that creates nonnuclear electromagnetic pulses (EMPs). Now I’ve located the patent for directing…