New Names for New races

[Uscher]

I'm not sure if this really counts as "sound wave" weaponry, but the concept of using harmonics as weaponry is doable. Perhaps one of the harmonic frequencies of charged particle beam could cause the hull of the starship to resonate and fill the interior with a gut-wrenching sound.

Intense vibrations could also lead to intense heat buildup as well as causing metals to become brittle and easily shattered. Imagine the terror of the crew as they hear the rising pitch of their own hulls as the beam begins to crumble the high tensile alloy hull and realise that soon the relatively low air pressure inside the cabin will burst the hull like a worn bicycle tire.

Of course, variable frequency "disruptor" beams and "rotating shield harmonics" have already been done. Just thought I'd lend some imagery to the discussion.

[This message has been edited by Uscher (edited 10 April 2001).]