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== Point Defense in Science Fiction == | == Point Defense in Science Fiction == | ||
*In ''[[Stargate]]'', [[Tau'ri]] spacecraft are equiped with point defense systems, at first being armed with CIWS Systems, but latter switched to [[Railgun]]s. | *In ''[[Stargate]]'', [[Human|Tau'ri]] spacecraft are equiped with point defense systems, at first being armed with CIWS Systems, but latter switched to [[Railgun]]s. | ||
*In the latest incarnation ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'', the Galactica is equipped with a large arsenal of point defense weaponry. | *In the latest incarnation ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'', the Galactica is equipped with a large arsenal of point defense weaponry. | ||
*The interceptors used by EarthForce ships in ''[[Babylon 5 (series)|Babylon 5]]'' are a type of point defense weapon. | *The interceptors used by EarthForce ships in ''[[Babylon 5 (series)|Babylon 5]]'' are a type of point defense weapon. | ||
Revision as of 17:42, 2 July 2009
Point defense refers to weapons systems designed to intercept incoming ordinance.
Real-life Point Defense Systems
- Goalkeeper Close in Weapons System (CIWS)
- Phalanx system
Point Defense in Science Fiction
- In Stargate, Tau'ri spacecraft are equiped with point defense systems, at first being armed with CIWS Systems, but latter switched to Railguns.
- In the latest incarnation Battlestar Galactica, the Galactica is equipped with a large arsenal of point defense weaponry.
- The interceptors used by EarthForce ships in Babylon 5 are a type of point defense weapon.
- In Star Trek (2009), Federation starships can use their phasers for point defense.