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The R.550 Magic (backronym for Missile Auto-Guidé Interception et Combat [1] [2]) is a short-range air-to-air missile designed in 1965 by French company Matra to compete with the American AIM-9 Sidewinder, and it was made backwards compatible with the Sidewinder launch hardware.
ASC-15 digital computer. The ASC-15 (Advance System Controller Model 15) was a digital computer developed by International Business Machines (IBM) for use on the Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). [1] [2] It was subsequently modified and used on the Titan III and Saturn I Block II launch vehicles.
For example, while systems such as Dungeons & Dragons would list a wide variety of separate ranged attack powers that deal damage (such as a fireball, a lightning bolt, an acid spray, a magic missile, and dozens more), the vast majority of such effects in the Hero System would be constructed out of the same base two powers, "Blast" or "Killing ...
The ITT 465L Strategic Air Command Control System (SACCS, SAC Control System, 465L Project, [1] 465L Program) was a Cold War "Big L" [4] network of computer and communication systems for command and control of Strategic Air Command "combat aircraft, refueling tankers, [and] ballistic missiles". [3]
UC1583 PAL controller (early 1990s), based on a commercial Compaq LTE laptop. A permissive action link (PAL) is an access control security device for nuclear weapons.Its purpose is to prevent unauthorized arming or detonation of a nuclear weapon. [1]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is proposing that communications service providers be required to submit an annual certification ...
Turns are resolved simultaneously once all wizards have submitted their gestures for a given turn. These gestures are built up via many turns to form spells. For instance, one can cast the spell "Magic Missile" by performing the S (snap) gesture followed by the D (digit point) with the same hand on a consecutive turn. This is usually denoted as ...
Magic Missile: A bolt of pure energy from the caster's fingertips. It strikes a target automatically, with multiple missiles launched at higher levels. [77] [78] The spell's ability to cause automatic damage makes it one of the most-used spells. [79] In the initial release of 4th edition, magic missile required an attack roll. The July 2010 ...