EMP Attack question

[Black Majik]

Call of Duty could have answered this question lol

Haha, gotta "train" in case of an EMP attack on MW2.

[biglou]

A Phased Plasma Rifle in the 40 Watt range will be unaffected by an EMP.

And as long as the optic does not have an IC (intergrated circuit) or microchip, it might continue to work after an EMP.

What about the laser guided bullets that shoot around corners ? Will my flux capacitor generator still power the guidance systems ?

[joelberg]

Or store the site in a Faraday Box. Safe's act as faraday boxes so long as the outside is made of metal and your site is not touching the metal wall from within.

Make sure to wear one over your head as well.

[CrippledPidgeon]

So if I use a 'cold blooded' perk on my guns, will it prevent my electronic optics from being effected by an EMP, just like in the game?

So EMPs will knock out an ACOG like in the game? :P

[mike_the_wino]

A Phased Plasma Rifle in the 40 Watt range will be unaffected by an EMP.

That's a nice feature that they never list as a selling point. I only discovered this when I was reading the owner's manual.

[TempleKnight]

So EMPs will knock out an ACOG like in the game? :P

Nope, no electronics in ACOG. It uses tritium and fiber optics

[SgtDinosaur]

Somehow I doubt my EoTech will be at the top of my list of things to worry about in the event of an EMP attack.

[RaiderNation]

So if I use a 'cold blooded' perk on my guns, will it prevent my electronic optics from being effected by an EMP, just like in the game?

LOL that was funny and now I want to play COD

[CrippledPidgeon]

Nope, no electronics in ACOG. It uses tritium and fiber optics

... the :P was supposed to indicate that I was being sarcastic. I have an ACOG.

[strongpoint]

You're worried about EMP, get one that either has no electronics - i.e., tritium- or fiber optic-based - or get one that runs on vacuum tubes.

it's so hard to find a stock that has storage space for extra vacuum tubes.

[dieselpower]

funny thing is if a dirty bomb is detonated most people will cry about their TVs, computers and games systems...even people in this thread.

It will end up being the largest sales gimmick in the history of walmart... think about it.

Walmart detonates an EMP over LA.... then weeks later, brings in truck loads of electronics all on sale...

My RDS is the last thing I will care about after an EMP.... and society isnt going away after it happens either....

[goodlookin1]

You need to ground your safe if you want it to act like a Faraday Cage...

False.

Grounding a Faraday cage or not makes no difference for the objects that are shielded from the EMP within the box/cage, assuming the safe is indeed a completely shielded F box and not open in some way. What grounding does is lets the F box/cage drain any electricity that the cage might hold onto after such an event, like static electricity.

[adrenaline]

The attachment on my A2 allows me to mount my Bushnell Micro Red Dot. In the case of failure (forget EMP), I can still use the irons with this setup as backup.

[Decoligny]

Or store the site in a Faraday Box. Safe's act as faraday boxes so long as the outside is made of metal and your site is not touching the metal wall from within.

If you want an effective Faraday Box, simply take a cardboard box, put whatever electronics you want to protect inside, tape it closed, and then wrap it completely in several layers of aluminum foil. Seal all edges with Aluminum Tape. Then tape an exposed copper wire to the foil and ground the box either to a ground stake, or the electric ground wire in one of your house outlets.

Ferrous (Iron Based Metal) metal boxes are not considered to be the best for EMP protection. Non-Ferrous metals are best. Copper is excellent, but expensive. Aluminum is very good, and readily available.

Be sure you do not have so much as a single pinhole in the foil, as this will allow the EMP to penetrate and fry the electronics inside.

EMP attack is only one EMP threat. Naturally occuring solar flares, if they actually hit the earth cause a natural EMP. A strong enough natural EMP will fry the entire power grid. This actually happened in the late 1800s, and it fried the telegraph system over a large part of the country.

[biglou]

^ Funny you bring this up. I was listening to this guy on the radio driving home from work last night talking about this very thing. I'm glad I learned to shoot first with iron sights.

http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2012/11/20