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I'm guessing that the DEMP 2 is the version featured in the Jedi Outcast computer game, where it was the Destructive EMP, not the Droid EMP.
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Almost makes me wonder, if someone say had an artificial heart, could you kill him by using a DEMP?
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I'd say you could for sure.
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| garhkal wrote: | | Almost makes me wonder, if someone say had an artificial heart, could you kill him by using a DEMP? |
Depends. Does it have a battery, or a turn-crank?
Actually, I'd make an artificial heart EMP shielded, considering how much stuff even in our modern world makes powerful magnetic fields.
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Esoomian
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Yes but Star Wars ion weapons aren't actually EMP weapons. If it was ion sheilded or something I'd give it a strength rating to attempt to deal with ion blasts but if it failed and become stunned I'd rule that it couldn't pump enough blood to keep the user conscious. If it took enough damage to be destoyed well then it kills the person that it's installed in.
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| Esoomian wrote: | | Yes but Star Wars ion weapons aren't actually EMP weapons. If it was ion sheilded or something I'd give it a strength rating to attempt to deal with ion blasts but if it failed and become stunned I'd rule that it couldn't pump enough blood to keep the user conscious. If it took enough damage to be destoyed well then it kills the person that it's installed in. |
I think a DEMP is an EMP weapon, though. For example: | crmcneill wrote: | | I'm guessing that the DEMP 2 is the version featured in the Jedi Outcast computer game, where it was the Destructive EMP, not the Droid EMP. |
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I missed that, however I'd still say it'd stand a good chance of breaking most electronics unless they were equipped with military grade shielding.
After all there is quite a difference between the 'casual' EMP of day to day life and weaponized EMP blasts.
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| Esoomian wrote: |
After all there is quite a difference between the 'casual' EMP of day to day life and weaponized EMP blasts. |
Not necessarily. Especially since it's so easy to EMP shield something. Basically wrapping it in foil will protect it from nuke EMPs.
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Yes but you have to remember that the EMP of a nuke is more of an incidental event or side effect. A weaponized EMP may actually produce a more powerful or more focused EMP than that of a nuclear bomb or perhaps would use a range of wavelengths within the blast to attempt to overwhelm/evade shielding attempts.
Also given that a heart requires openings to allow blood to pass through I'd assume that the best protection you could get would be a form of Faraday Cage so your protection wouldn't be 100%
Even if it was shielded I'd still require some sort of 'soak' roll to account for things like that.
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| Fallon Kell wrote: | | Esoomian wrote: |
After all there is quite a difference between the 'casual' EMP of day to day life and weaponized EMP blasts. |
Not necessarily. Especially since it's so easy to EMP shield something. Basically wrapping it in foil will protect it from nuke EMPs. |
As someone who has worked on electronics that are shielded against EMP, foil is not enough. You also need to protect all input lines too.
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| garhkal wrote: | | Fallon Kell wrote: | | Esoomian wrote: |
After all there is quite a difference between the 'casual' EMP of day to day life and weaponized EMP blasts. |
Not necessarily. Especially since it's so easy to EMP shield something. Basically wrapping it in foil will protect it from nuke EMPs. |
As someone who has worked on electronics that are shielded against EMP, foil is not enough. You also need to protect all input lines too. |
I was assuming an artificial heart would be self contained.
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CRMcNeill
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If nothing else, this thread of discussion has convinced me that, since this is Space Opera, it's simpler to just not worry about it.
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