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A mass driver is a weapon that propels a very massive object toward a target. It's a "sci-fi chic" term for things like [[cannon]]s and [[Railgun]]s. | |||
==Examples== | |||
* In [[Babylon 5 (series)|[Babylon 5]], mass drivers are weapons of mass destruction used to bombard planets from orbit, using near-orbit asteroids as ammunition. | |||
[[Category: Science Fiction]] | |||
[[Category: Real Technology]] | |||
Revision as of 14:14, 1 January 2010
A mass driver is a weapon that propels a very massive object toward a target. It's a "sci-fi chic" term for things like cannons and Railguns.
Examples
- In [Babylon 5, mass drivers are weapons of mass destruction used to bombard planets from orbit, using near-orbit asteroids as ammunition.