Atom Bomb 






Chronosphere 

In 1937, physicists at Harvard and MIT began experiments with electrokinesis,
or the moving of objects by electromagnetic forces. Dubbed Project Chronosphere
the experiments consisted of shooting electric shock waves at an object until 
the electrical field around that object was equal to that of the shock wave.
When that happened, the object's atomic basis would convert into wave energies
which could be transported on beams of light, which is nothing more than
concentrated electromagnetic energy.

The experiments worked well with inanimate objects, but scientists found that
life forms could not be used, since the molecular structures were too complex. 

The evolution of the Philadelphia Experiment, the Chronosphere allows the
Allied player to move a unit from one location to another without having to 
cross the space in between.  However, the unit will only exist in its new
location for a brief time before returning to its point of orgin.  This
technology is still a bit unstable.  Using it on certain units or using it
constantly could produce unusual side effects.


Gap Generator 

The Gap Generator creates a temporary rip in the electro-magnetic continuum that
makes objects temporarily disappear. The technology that makes this possible
started way back in 1874 when Heinrich Rudolf Hertz discovered electromagnetic
waves (radio waves) that travel at the speed of light and can be polarized like
light. 

In 1934, British, Germans and French scientists proved that these waves not only
detect objects (the basis of radar) but can also mask or hide enemy structures and
units, by breaking up the waves with electronically created gaps. 


GPS Satellite 

Some tech savvy and good gameplaying can come from a judicious use of the new
technology called the Global Positioning System (GPS), one of the wonder
technologies unveiled to the world stage during Operation Desert Storm. The GPS
trace its roots to the early 1960s. Yet it has proven to be a prototypical 1990s,
dual-use technology: both military and civilian users can benefit equally from
the accuracy with which the satellite-based system can locate receivers on the
ground. 

As currently comprised, the GPS contains 21 operating satellites and three in-
orbit spares. (New satellites are currently on the drawing board.) Each satellite
continuously emits a pair of high megahertz signals that constantly interact
tracking down ground sites. These signals also make it possible for computers to
interact with each other and carry broad spectrums of audio and video information. 

When launched from the tech center, the Global Positioning System (GPS) Satellite
will provide free, unpowered radar to the player that launched it.  In addition,
because the Satellite can see much more of the battlefield, the entire map will
be revealed when it reaches orbit.


Iron Curtain 

This defensive device was built by the Russians in 1951, based on Einstein's
theories of quantum physics and quantum mechanics. Because electrons of light
are built up from smaller particles (photons, quasons, etc.) the components of
a beam of light travel at unequal speeds. When these beams of light are focused
through certain kinds of filters, some electrons arrive at a light destination
faster than others. This reaction causes physical objects be surrounded by an
impenetrable electric barrier. 

By increasing the amount of energy to dangerously high levels, an object can
remain impervious to any contact for periods of up to half a minute or more. 


Radar Dome  

These highly secret and secure buildings were all-purpose communications centers
housing sensitive communications equipment that transmitted either pulse or doppler
radio waves at an approaching weapon. The reflections are received by the radar
dome, processed electronically, and converted into images on a series of sensitive
screens. Pulse radar is used primarily for aircraft and naval navigation and for
military applications. 

In Doppler(or continuous-wave radar) two antennas are usedone to transmit and the
other to receive. Doppler radar cannot determine distance but can determine
accurately the velocity of approaching weapons. 


Sonar Pulse 

A special ability of the Allies, a Sonar Pulse will temporarily reveal all enemy
Subarmines on the map for a few seconds.  This can be incredibly useful in planning
your naval compaigns and devising countermeasures.  The Sonar Pulse is acquired
when a Spy enters an enemy Sub Pen.




Stealth Technology 

Stealth technology was created to fool both pulse and doppler systems of radar.
This is a collection of materials and techniques used in the construction of
mobile military systems, such as aircraft, tanks, and ships, to significantly
reduce their detection by an enemy, primarily by enemy radar.

Among the techniques used in the F-117A fighter and B-2 bomber, for example, are
a low profile with no surfaces that reflect radar directly back, the intensive
substitut-ion of radar-opaque composites for metals, and an overall coating of a
radar-absorbing material. 


Tesla Coil  

Named after its inventor, Nikola Tesla, this high-energy device is used when great
amounts of light, heat and energy are needed for sustained periods of time. The
typical coil consists of placing two metal rods (usually steel and brass) in a salt
solution, and running a small electric charge into the solution. The electricity
runs up both of the metal rods, releasing electrons into the air, with the positive
electrons moving to the brass rod and the negative to the steel rod. As these
electrons move faster and faster, strong electrical currents are built up and begin
arcing between the two poles. You see the same thing happen anytime there is a
lightning storm. 

The Philadelphia Experiment 

In 1939, Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla told the United States Office of Naval
Research that Einstein's Unified Field Theory could be used to jam certain types
of radar, thereby making objects become invisible. On June 12, 1943. the Navy
prepared seven gigantic Tesla coils and beamed them toward the USS Eldridge, a
medium-sized cruiser berthed just outside Philadelphia.

The ship vanished completely for some seven minutes. 

When the ship reappeared most of the 67 men on board were okay. However, Naval
researchers and scientists then discovered a grisly sight. 

Bodies, or remains of bodies were found throughout the ship, some embedded within
the steel. It appeared that the experiment had caused a complete breakdown of the 
Einsteins suggested time/space continuum. The surviving crew members were
hospitalized in secret locations and all records of the experiment received the
highest classification. 

In 1990, two survivors, Preston Nichols and Duncan Cameron broke the code of silence,
and began revealing with documents and photos what had happened during the
Philadelphia Experiment. 

Many authorities believe that much of the research data on cloaking, however, had
been used by Lockheed in its construction of the B-1 stealth bomber. 


V2 Rocket Launcher 

n the 1940s, a German team under Wernher von Braun developed the V-2 rocket, the
first long-range guided missile. There were four different kinds of V-2: V-2A
(Air-to-air); (V-2AS)air-to-surface; (V-2SSA) surface-to-air; and (V-2 SS) surface-
to-surface. The Russians were the first to launch an intercontinental ballistic
missile (an expanded V2)in 1958, and the first to use submarines to launch ballistic
missiles. Today, V-2-type missiles can be launched from aircraft, surface ships,
submarines, or (banned by a U.S.-Russia treaty) the ground. Guided missiles with
warheads have become a key strategic weapon of modern warfare