Here is a previously classified document of such epicness, I had to share.
Ever wonder what the range of the Davy Crockett nuclear recoilless rifle would be on the moon? How about a hand-held claymore mine on a stick? Did you know you could easily survive standing next to a 2 lb high explosive charge on the moon at a distance of only 6 to 8 feet or so, because the blast does not propagate? And do small arms really work on the moon? How about nukes? The answers are surprising.
Project Horizon (9.6 MB PDF file) - The year is 1959. A group of scientists and ordnance people were tasked to determine the best way to defend an American lunar outpost from those pesky Soviets... believe it or not. The resulting document is fascinating.
And the illustrations = right out of flash gordon!
Ever wonder what the range of the Davy Crockett nuclear recoilless rifle would be on the moon? How about a hand-held claymore mine on a stick? Did you know you could easily survive standing next to a 2 lb high explosive charge on the moon at a distance of only 6 to 8 feet or so, because the blast does not propagate? And do small arms really work on the moon? How about nukes? The answers are surprising.
Project Horizon (9.6 MB PDF file) - The year is 1959. A group of scientists and ordnance people were tasked to determine the best way to defend an American lunar outpost from those pesky Soviets... believe it or not. The resulting document is fascinating.
And the illustrations = right out of flash gordon!
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