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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe R9X laser targeted missile is nicknamed the "flying Ginsu" or "Ninja bomb"
The bomb used to kill the Issi-K planner/big wigs is really cool
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The R9X laser targeted missile is nicknamed the "flying Ginsu" or "Ninja bomb" (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Aug 2021
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WheelWalker
(8,954 posts)1. That's downright medieval.
Medieval weapon for a medieval foe?
dalton99a
(81,426 posts)2. It slices, it dices
LastDemocratInSC
(3,647 posts)6. Does the R in RX9 stand for Ronco?
Buns_of_Fire
(17,173 posts)7. Just set it... and forget it! nt
WarGamer
(12,423 posts)3. It's the same weapon used to convert Iranian thug Soleimani into compost...
littlemissmartypants
(22,628 posts)4. Not a US MQ-9 missile strike? nt
sir pball
(4,740 posts)9. The MQ-9 Reaper is a drone, it carries the Hellfire R9X missile. nt
Hekate
(90,616 posts)5. Flying Ginsu is right. My gods, but war is ugly in all its permutations...
I trust they got the right bastards, though, I really do.
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)8. How much is the sales commission on these little babies? (Nt)
Midnight Writer
(21,735 posts)10. There are even more cool killing machines on the horizon.
We just need a synergetic event for the rollout and marketing.
onethatcares
(16,165 posts)11. I wonder
how one comes up with such weapons of war. does it spin or just enter the target with fixed open blades?