It surged and lifted him away from another volley of what must be kinetic weapons.
They add that kinetic weapons designed for offense might look no different from defensive ones.
A plasma blast, kinetic weapons, any threat should go straight through.
"Such as the kinetic weapon you've just used on the military headquarters of the principal human power?"
It's too large to shield properly, highly vulnerable to kinetic weapons.
The kinetic weapon now gaining favor as a satellite killer is based on research undertaken during the cold war.
The first salvo of kinetic weapons struck the city without any warning.
Even the program's advocates concede that kinetic weapons provide only a partial defense.
Come at the frigate with kinetic or beam weapons: Take your pick.
But I have a feeling that it would be disinclined to use a kinetic weapon.