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==== C-PAWs ==== | ==== C-PAWs ==== | ||
− | Charged particle accelerator weapons ([[ | + | Charged particle accelerator weapons ([[C-PAWS|C-PAWs]]) fire charged particles. These propagate well through atmosphere (behaving like an electrical current flowing in one direction), but scatter in vacuum, due to electromagnetic repulsion. |
C-PAWs are the ground weapons. | C-PAWs are the ground weapons. | ||
==== N-PAWs ==== | ==== N-PAWs ==== | ||
− | Neutral particle accelerator weapons ([[ | + | Neutral particle accelerator weapons ([[N-PAWS|N-PAWs]]) fire charged particles through a device (foil screen, gas filter, or high-power laser) which strips off an electron or adds a proton. The resultant beam is neutrally charged. These beams break up rapidly in atmosphere, but perform flawlessly in space. |
Other versions of the N-PAWs use a magnetic field to accelerate uncharged neutrons to relativistic velocities. These weapons have similar operational characteristics. | Other versions of the N-PAWs use a magnetic field to accelerate uncharged neutrons to relativistic velocities. These weapons have similar operational characteristics. |