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Plasma Rifle A plasma rifle could be interesting for a lot of reasons; plasma can be extremely powerful, possessing a lot of energy, with the capacity to melt things and even potentially explode. Since plasma is relatively lightweight, a projectile of plasma could carry a lot of energy to the target but lightweight. Thus the ammunition for the weapon could be in abundance, and yet be easy to carry around. However, how would it be possible to make such a weapon? General Idea A railgun should theoretically be capable of accelerating plasma to be used as a projectile. Plasma is magnetic; past a certain temperature, most forms of matter become highly magnetic as a result of ionzation, or a positive or negative number of protons or electrons, and thus respond to a magnetic field. They can be shaped, move around, and theoretically accelerated.Since plasma can be created from low pressures, heat, and potentially other forms, it can be relatively easy to create the plasma. Plasma, i...

Body Armor An issue commonly presented for body armor is money. Higher grade or lighter weight materials would be expensive, or potentially too expensive; while this is true, in that they are expensive, the relative price to the military would likely be relatively low. There are approximately U.S. 200,000 troops deployed worldwide; if body armor was purchased for them, that was 50,000 dollars per unit, it would only be 10 billion dollars. If replaced every 5 years, that would be 2 billion dollars per year, out of a 700 billion dollars budget. Not even 1% of the total military's budget 400,000 units could be bought for good measure, for troops in training, reserve, or as back ups. If these types of armor could legitimately stop rifle rounds, protect largely from shrapnel and even I.E.D.'s (in many situations), they would be well worth the cost. Compared to the 200,000 vests bought in X, that were approximately 1585 dollars per unit, for 300 million dollars total, it could be...

U.S. Standard Firearm The standard U.S. firearm and it's derivatives, the M16 and M4 carbine, while manageable firearms, leave a lot to be desired. From it's poor stopping generally, to general unreliability, to maintenance issues, and questionable indoctrination, the firearm suffers from a number of issues. Despite it's improvements over the years, there's still a lot to be desired from the firearm of one of the most powerful military's in the world, especially in comparison to many modern firearms present in country's today. Notable improvements include an enlarged receiver (2.5 to 3.5 pounds, which allows for more gas diffusion), a chrome lined barrel and breech, composite construction over 10 times stronger than it's 1960's variant, a more powerful round (from 3.5 to 4.1 grams), the adoption of better suited parts to the dirtier powder it wasn't originally intended to use, picatinny rail accessory standardization, a more reliable 30 round magaz...