Bill Pragnell wrote:
> although the basic premise for the gun is a real one, 

Sure. You try holding a weapon that fires something at relativistic speeds.

If you want a realistic treatment, read "A Boy And His Tank."  Anyone 
outside the armored vehicles within about 300 meters was toast.

>I'm not too convinced by its high-tec 
> sighting software 

No.

> or the dubious claim that it can fire projectiles at near lightspeed 

That's what a railgun is for.

>(especially when you can see them moving onscreen when 
> they do fire). 

You're only seeing the shockwave. ;-)


-- 
   Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
     Remember the good old days, when we
     used to complain about cryptography
     being export-restricted?

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