Post by skorzeny on Jun 13, 2006 6:10:07 GMT -5
This might also be of interest - Imperial Japanese experiments into harnessing microwaves as a weapon, what was called a 'death ray' in popular culture. The site the below information came from can be found here: www.destinationspace.net/ufo/connors/fugo.asp
Although the site could easily be dismissed as 'UFO nuts', the Death Ray was a real weapon the Japanese were experimenting with. It even appeared on the History Channel's 'Weird Weapons: The Axis' program.
Conceived and implemented by Gen. Hap Arnold in 1944, the AAF Scientific Advisory Group was under the direction of Dr. Theodore von Karmen. This particular report goes into general detail regarding Radar, A-4 (V-2 Rockets), and propulsion system advances being conducted by both the Germans and the Japanese. One of the most interesting items concerns the Japanese Death Ray.
Deep in the paper walls of the Nohorito Laboratory the designs for this new weapon were conceived. Although the Death Ray weapon was rudimentary and the AAF Scientific Advisory Group expressed the feeling that it wouldn’t work on humans, enough research had been done by the Nohorito Laboratory to not dismiss such a weapon in the future. The Scientific Advisory Group went on to hint in their report that this death ray weapon should be continued by the U.S. military.
Well, it seems that this Japanese Death Ray was conducted on rabbits, which were rounded up at gunpoint, because everyone knows that those little critters are lethal carriers of fleas. In actuality, the death ray worked well from a distance of 30 meters. The rabbit’s brains were summarily fried like an egg.
There were only two major drawbacks to the Japanese Death Ray. First, the participant being subjected to the ray needed to remain stationary…rabbit’s are notorious for doing this. Monkey’s failed the death ray test because those little cretins wouldn’t sit still long enough…they kept going for the rice cakes and Sake. Secondly, it took a full ten minutes for the death ray to fry the brains of Flopsey Moxie and her kin. Thus, Dr. von Karman’s illustrious group is quoted as saying at the end of the report, "However, the experiments indicate progress and if continued, probably would lead to the development of a death-dealing ray reaching greater distances."
The book on sale here also looks like it might be of immense interest: stonebooks.com/archives/050724.shtml
Japanese microwave weapons, again given a major boost in development and practicality, would make a great device to 'spruce up' Japanese forces. Like the German Luftkanone, it is doubtful that this sort of technology could be rendered to the scale of small arms, but would make a great armament for special tanks, field pieces or power armour/robots! Having a power-armoured trooper equipped with a death ray accompanying a Banzai charge would be enough to make even a Marine have serious doubts about holding his ground!
Although the site could easily be dismissed as 'UFO nuts', the Death Ray was a real weapon the Japanese were experimenting with. It even appeared on the History Channel's 'Weird Weapons: The Axis' program.
Conceived and implemented by Gen. Hap Arnold in 1944, the AAF Scientific Advisory Group was under the direction of Dr. Theodore von Karmen. This particular report goes into general detail regarding Radar, A-4 (V-2 Rockets), and propulsion system advances being conducted by both the Germans and the Japanese. One of the most interesting items concerns the Japanese Death Ray.
Deep in the paper walls of the Nohorito Laboratory the designs for this new weapon were conceived. Although the Death Ray weapon was rudimentary and the AAF Scientific Advisory Group expressed the feeling that it wouldn’t work on humans, enough research had been done by the Nohorito Laboratory to not dismiss such a weapon in the future. The Scientific Advisory Group went on to hint in their report that this death ray weapon should be continued by the U.S. military.
Well, it seems that this Japanese Death Ray was conducted on rabbits, which were rounded up at gunpoint, because everyone knows that those little critters are lethal carriers of fleas. In actuality, the death ray worked well from a distance of 30 meters. The rabbit’s brains were summarily fried like an egg.
There were only two major drawbacks to the Japanese Death Ray. First, the participant being subjected to the ray needed to remain stationary…rabbit’s are notorious for doing this. Monkey’s failed the death ray test because those little cretins wouldn’t sit still long enough…they kept going for the rice cakes and Sake. Secondly, it took a full ten minutes for the death ray to fry the brains of Flopsey Moxie and her kin. Thus, Dr. von Karman’s illustrious group is quoted as saying at the end of the report, "However, the experiments indicate progress and if continued, probably would lead to the development of a death-dealing ray reaching greater distances."
The book on sale here also looks like it might be of immense interest: stonebooks.com/archives/050724.shtml
Japanese microwave weapons, again given a major boost in development and practicality, would make a great device to 'spruce up' Japanese forces. Like the German Luftkanone, it is doubtful that this sort of technology could be rendered to the scale of small arms, but would make a great armament for special tanks, field pieces or power armour/robots! Having a power-armoured trooper equipped with a death ray accompanying a Banzai charge would be enough to make even a Marine have serious doubts about holding his ground!
