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'''Point defense''' refers to weapons systems designed to | '''Point defense''' refers to weapons systems designed to target and destroy incoming ordinance before it reaches its target. | ||
== Real-life Point Defense Systems == | == Real-life Point Defense Systems == | ||
*Goalkeeper Close in Weapons System (CIWS) | *Goalkeeper Close in Weapons System (CIWS) | ||
*AK-630 | |||
*Phalanx system | *Phalanx system | ||
== Point Defense in Science Fiction == | == Point Defense in Science Fiction == | ||
*In ''[[Stargate]]'', [[Human|Tau'ri]] spacecraft are equipped with point defense systems; first armed with CIWS batteries, they later switched to [[railgun]]s. | *In ''[[Stargate]]'', [[Human|Tau'ri]] spacecraft are equipped with point defense systems; first armed with CIWS batteries, they later 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 of ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'', the Galactica is equipped with a large arsenal of point defense weaponry. | ||
*The [[interceptor]]s used by EarthForce ships in ''[[Babylon 5 (series)|Babylon 5]]'' are a type of point defense weapon. | *The [[interceptor]]s used by EarthForce ships in ''[[Babylon 5 (series)|Babylon 5]]'' are a type of point defense weapon. | ||
*In [[Star Trek (2009)|''Star Trek'' (2009)]], [[Federation]] [[starship]]s can use their [[phaser]]s for point defense. | *In [[Star Trek (2009)|''Star Trek'' (2009)]], [[Federation]] [[starship]]s can use their [[phaser]]s for point defense. | ||
*GARDIAN defense lasers in ''[[Mass Effect]]'', which are effective to the point of rendering long range ship-to-ship missiles obsolete. | |||
*[[Star League]] Automatic Repulsor Guns from ''The Last Starfighter''. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Latest revision as of 21:54, 28 May 2013
Point defense refers to weapons systems designed to target and destroy incoming ordinance before it reaches its target.
Real-life Point Defense Systems
- Goalkeeper Close in Weapons System (CIWS)
- AK-630
- Phalanx system
Point Defense in Science Fiction
- In Stargate, Tau'ri spacecraft are equipped with point defense systems; first armed with CIWS batteries, they later switched to railguns.
- In the latest incarnation of 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.
- GARDIAN defense lasers in Mass Effect, which are effective to the point of rendering long range ship-to-ship missiles obsolete.
- Star League Automatic Repulsor Guns from The Last Starfighter.