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These High-Tech Military Weapons Don’t Even Seem Real

Whether inspired from sci-fi or crafted by clever engineers, there are weapons that exist (or have existed) that wouldn't be out of place in an "Expanse" novel. Some saw active military or law enforcement service, some are still in development, and some never made it past the prototype phase — but all of them did at least work. Here are 12 of them.

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UNBELIEVABLE HIGH-TECH MILITARY WEAPONS THAT ACTUALLY EXISTED

12 Unbelievable High-Tech Military Weapons That Actually Existed

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Powered exosuits in "The Forever War" by Joe Haldeman are now in active development by the military; the impeller drives of the Honor Harrington universe (effectively force fields) have seen a partial fulfillment in DARPA's Iron Curtain protection system. So what about all the weapons? Do we finally have rods from God, orbital laser cannons, and sonic shotguns?