tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post6341910626181200420..comments2023-05-31T08:13:57.522-06:00Comments on The Ultimate Answer to Kings: Brilliant idea, sir. I'm sure we'll all be saved.Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03442354270552212335noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-9355573838245218152011-01-20T18:06:01.279-07:002011-01-20T18:06:01.279-07:00You are all missing the obvious one guys...cheap R...You are all missing the obvious one guys...cheap RC airplanes can be had at any Wally World for about 50 bucks (AirHogs brand). Hows about taping razor blades to the wingtips and taking them out just like the ones in WWI?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-34968526163933386102011-01-20T08:39:24.870-07:002011-01-20T08:39:24.870-07:00MamaLiberty said...
You guys are having entir...<b>MamaLiberty said...</b><br /><br /> <i>You guys are having entirely too much fun here. [grin]<br /><br /> Personally, I'd much rather disable the idiots sending these things up.</i><br /><br />Interesting factoid: Kevlar isn't all that resistant to slicing/cutting, and even <i>less</i> resistant to fine-point penetration. (Do cops practice Testudo formations?)<br /><br />Not that I would <i>EVER</i> suggest violating <i>ANY</i> laws in any way whatsoever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-56053358986908923372011-01-19T19:59:53.850-07:002011-01-19T19:59:53.850-07:00two words...
'flare gun'
two more...
&#...two words...<br /><br />'flare gun'<br /><br />two more...<br /><br />'grenade launcher' (low tech version of M203)<br /><br />-UnReconstructedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-78553096688931648622011-01-19T15:49:02.898-07:002011-01-19T15:49:02.898-07:00I kinda wonder if you couldn't override the co...I kinda wonder if you couldn't override the controller signal? Send it sailing away until the motor batteries give out, then see where it drifts? 'Cause they'd get tired of that after a few sessions, fer shur, and you'd never have to show yourself to the cams.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03442354270552212335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-77495963516287206822011-01-19T13:03:34.413-07:002011-01-19T13:03:34.413-07:00I dunno. Just set the remote-control, compressed-...I dunno. Just set the remote-control, compressed-air grappling hook to fire remotely from the top of the local station house.<br /><br />Besides, it probably wouldn't take much to get the cops themselves doing it. Turf wars in the air could probably be fomented pretty easily...<br /><br />...yeah, this is a fun discussion. :-)Kevin Wilmethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368887768008126052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-91633638977790481472011-01-19T10:48:09.614-07:002011-01-19T10:48:09.614-07:00I don't wanna be the resident nay-sayer here, ...I don't wanna be the resident nay-sayer here, but again I have to ask, "What are the cops doing while all this is going on?" They're not going to smile indulgently and munch donuts while watching you lasso and tow away their skillion-dollar blunder-blimp.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03442354270552212335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-77577948367310878062011-01-19T10:16:17.313-07:002011-01-19T10:16:17.313-07:00Could it be roped and dragged along? Why shoot it ...Could it be roped and dragged along? Why shoot it down? Drag it off,give it a new paint job,and tether it out somewhere...How much weight could something that size support? My guess is "not much".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-47809852095408532582011-01-19T10:08:11.353-07:002011-01-19T10:08:11.353-07:00It's festooned with night-vision cameras,
Th...<i>It's festooned with night-vision cameras, </i><br /><br />There is that. <br /><br />But my modest experience with LTA stuff big enough to carry that gear (IT for a company trying to tethered aerostats) informs me that it ain't easy, wind is a bitch, you'll have way more downtime than you think going in. The lightest breeze can mess with those things quicker than you can say 'my tax money paid for whaaaattt?'<br /><br />You might see this stuff on a calm day. How many of those do you have out west?Brian Dunbarhttp://space4commerce.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-5408450282775389692011-01-19T09:25:35.745-07:002011-01-19T09:25:35.745-07:00Mortars are a delightful idea, but I fear we must ...Mortars are a delightful idea, but I fear we must keep in mind that the blimp itself isn't without defense - or at least revenge. It's festooned with night-vision cameras, that being its whole purpose. I doubt our beloved public servants would miss the deployment of a mortar crew, just before the abrupt alteration of the cameras' angle of view.<br /><br />Specialized shotgun loads, now; that has possibilities. Especially if they were deployed from numerous points of cover...Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03442354270552212335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-76723950205156495492011-01-19T06:41:33.441-07:002011-01-19T06:41:33.441-07:00You guys are having entirely too much fun here. [g...You guys are having entirely too much fun here. [grin]<br /><br />Personally, I'd much rather disable the idiots sending these things up.MamaLibertynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-30057028617746088982011-01-19T05:22:38.429-07:002011-01-19T05:22:38.429-07:00"
now that I think about it, a nice potato ca..."<i><br />now that I think about it, a nice potato cannon sort of arrangement. </i>"<br /><br />Now you got me to thinkin'...How many arrows could you pack into a spud-gun?<br /><br />http://www.trophyridge.com/images/broadheads/tomohawk.gifPhssthpoknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-16768536179204717202011-01-18T20:52:39.898-07:002011-01-18T20:52:39.898-07:00Speaking of mortars...
Think commercial fireworks...Speaking of mortars...<br /><br />Think commercial fireworks displays. Star shell mortar rounds. Aerial booms and burning bits.Carl Bussjaegerhttp://hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-59067317753881536862011-01-18T20:02:10.301-07:002011-01-18T20:02:10.301-07:00hah.
now that I think about it, a nice potato can...hah.<br /><br />now that I think about it, a nice potato cannon sort of arrangement. <br /><br />ha ha.....bwahaha<br /><br />-UnReconstructedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-11209643519539475772011-01-18T19:58:37.855-07:002011-01-18T19:58:37.855-07:00Carl,
NICE. I had missed the 400 foot ceiling. Go...Carl,<br /><br />NICE. I had missed the 400 foot ceiling. Gotta love the speciality 12 gauge ammo.<br /><br />Now a bowling ball mortar............that'll shoot 100+ yards straight up.....a little black powder, old welding gas cylinder. <br /><br />This could be big fun!<br /><br />-UnReconstructedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-75883417117166017322011-01-18T19:31:52.929-07:002011-01-18T19:31:52.929-07:00In WWI at least, shooting down a balloon was not a...In WWI at least, shooting down a balloon was not a trivial matter. It took a decent number of hits to allow enough hydrogen to mix with oxygen before the incendiary rounds would ignite it.<br /><br />'Course, a modern balloon uses helium instead. So just use buckshot. How many times can they afford to patch it up before the grant money runs out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-4973042811723137112011-01-18T19:24:49.533-07:002011-01-18T19:24:49.533-07:00Oooh, chain and bar shot. I should have thought of...Oooh, chain and bar shot. I should have thought of that. A classic for destroying rigging and sails. There have been some companies selling specialty shotgun ammo...<br /><br />Here we go.<br /><br />Here's flechettes:<br />w w w .firequest.com/G12-015.html<br /><br />and here's some ball 7 chain rounds:<br />alamoammo .com/cart/shotgun-ammunition/12-gauge/12-gauge-ball-and-chain-3ctCarl Bussjaegerhttp://www.bussjaeger.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-11860093438236194672011-01-18T19:15:27.866-07:002011-01-18T19:15:27.866-07:00Hmmm... 130 yard shot. Aim for the motor and/or co...Hmmm... 130 yard shot. Aim for the motor and/or control surfaces. Disabling the controls leaves it at the mercy of the wind. And how could it be recovered?Big Woolyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842793261362662170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-31285922351077828502011-01-18T18:29:22.702-07:002011-01-18T18:29:22.702-07:00I think that your basic bullet would just make a h...I think that your basic bullet would just make a hole. Yeah it might leak, but not enough to make much of a difference.<br /><br />Explosive bullets might be a good thing if they fragmented into big jagged pieces...the entry would be small but hopefully the exit would be multiple. <br /><br />I'm thinking about the chain and bar shot that they used back in the 18 century as ammo for ship cannon to destroy rigging. <br /><br />maybe something that would break apart when it hit, then turn into chain connected pieces.<br /><br />Hypothetically of course. For instructional purposes only.<br /><br />-UnReconstructedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-89941492619554793372011-01-18T17:58:42.558-07:002011-01-18T17:58:42.558-07:00Flechettes. You want multiple impacts for max dama...Flechettes. You want multiple impacts for max damage to the helium cells, I should think. Although...<br /><br />If they've just updated some of the hydrogen/helium resistant coatings from the '30s, incendiary/tracer rounds might be even more fun.<br /><br />I'm actually a proponent of blimp and dirigible tech (the um... _1911_ is hundred year old tech, too). Dirigibles show up in a couple of my SF novels. But they have certain vulnerabilities in shooting scenarios.Carl Bussjaegerhttp://www.bussjaeger.orgnoreply@blogger.com