From:	Paul Collins paulcollins@*******.com
Subject:	Electro-Magnetic Pulse Questions
Date:	Wed, 25 Oct 2000 23:04:25 +1000

> I don't know about an EMP large enough to affect a city, but
> police in the USA are currently using two varieties of EMP
> devices to stop car chases. The first looks like a flat board
> about 2'x4' which is placed on the road before the vehicle.
> The second, and vastly more interesting, is called the "Rocket",
> and is a rocket propelled miniature car mounted on the
> front of a police vehicle and fired at the target vehicle.
> It moves straight forward, at about 20 mph faster than the
> pursuing car, and can catch a car up to 7 cars ahead. Both
> of the devices fire an EMP powerful enough to fry the
> electronics the target vehicle up into the vehicle over them
> without affecting nearby vehicles.
>


>From memory, these 2 devices use feelers to deliver high voltage shocks
directly into the vehicle's chasis.

Annachie

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