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		cabalamat on Dec 17, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Insurgents Hack U.S. Drones Why bother with an EMP weapon, a rifle-calibre machine gun would do the job more efficiently.

alecco on Dec 17, 2009 [–]

Because an EMP gun would be so cool.

cabalamat on Dec 18, 2009 | [–]

And probably blow up its own electronics. Epic Fail.

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