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== Real life Point Defense | == Real-life Point Defense Systems == | ||
* | *Goalkeeper Close in Weapons System (CIWS) | ||
*Phalanx system | |||
== 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 [[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 (series)|Babylon 5]]'' are a type of point defense weapon. | |||
[[Category:Real Technology]] | [[Category:Real Technology]] | ||
[[Category: Science Fiction]] | [[Category: Science Fiction]] | ||
Revision as of 15:43, 25 August 2008
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 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.