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'''Kinetic energy weapons''', also known as '''projectile weapons''', are weapons that fire physical objects at a target to cause damage via the [[kinetic energy]] of their impact. Kinetic energy weapons range from improvised weapons like thrown rocks (including redirected asteroids) to advanced machines like [[railgun]]s that accelerate shaped projectiles to many times the speed of sound. | '''Kinetic energy weapons''', also known as '''projectile weapons''', are weapons that fire physical objects at a target to cause damage via the [[kinetic energy]] of their impact. Kinetic energy weapons range from improvised weapons like thrown rocks (including redirected asteroids) to advanced machines like [[railgun]]s that accelerate shaped projectiles to many times the speed of sound. | ||
== Examples of | == Examples of kinetic energy weapons == | ||
*[[Firearm]]s | *[[Firearm]]s | ||
*[[Railgun]]s | *[[Railgun]]s | ||
Revision as of 13:17, 12 December 2009
Kinetic energy weapons, also known as projectile weapons, are weapons that fire physical objects at a target to cause damage via the kinetic energy of their impact. Kinetic energy weapons range from improvised weapons like thrown rocks (including redirected asteroids) to advanced machines like railguns that accelerate shaped projectiles to many times the speed of sound.