Who says that the One World Trade Center should have anti-aircraft turrets?

It should have turrets EVERYWHERE!

We have airport security so we don't have to shoot planes full of innocents out of the sky.

If it shot an incoming plane down, then it would just crash into another building...

We have airport security so we don't have to shoot planes full of innocents out of the sky.

brickdoctor

[QUOTE="brickdoctor"]

We have airport security so we don't have to shoot planes full of innocents out of the sky.

JustPlainLucas

We weren't expecting it (or if you're a conspiracy theorist then we let it happen.) Airport security is completely different now than compared to back then. Not to mention planes didn't have flight marshalls at the time and pilots weren't allowed pistols. The odds of a second terrorist attempt when it comes to crashing planes into building is extremely unlikely.

If it shot an incoming plane down, then it would just crash into another building...

Pirate700

Solution: Laser turrets capable of vaporizing an entire plane.

thriteenthmonke

And to ensure the turrets have the power to do that, the whole tower will be a battery, with the workers inside constantly running on wheels to charge it.

Or if we would just cover the tower in turrets, they could obliterate an oncoming plane, turning it into confetti. *Throws confetti into the air*

If it shot an incoming plane down, then it would just crash into another building...

Pirate700

multiple buildings

Tractor Beams

We weren't expecting it (or if you're a conspiracy theorist then we let it happen.) Airport security is completely different now than compared to back then. Not to mention planes didn't have flight marshalls at the time and pilots weren't allowed pistols. The odds of a second terrorist attempt when it comes to crashing planes into building is extremely unlikely.

brickdoctor

Well obviously then terrorists will take over the turrets and shoot other buildings/civilians.

What about gravity rays that will bring it gently to the ground?

InEMplease

Right, plane vaporizing laser turrets attatched to this building is being realistic. Silly me.

InEMplease

[QUOTE="brickdoctor"]

We weren't expecting it (or if you're a conspiracy theorist then we let it happen.) Airport security is completely different now than compared to back then. Not to mention planes didn't have flight marshalls at the time and pilots weren't allowed pistols. The odds of a second terrorist attempt when it comes to crashing planes into building is extremely unlikely.

JustPlainLucas

but the passengers will be good enough to stop anyone from hijacking. a wannabe hijacker would know this and that's why they focus on bombs and blowing up the plane right away.

[QUOTE="InEMplease"]

What about gravity rays that will bring it gently to the ground?

thriteenthmonke

but the passengers will be good enough to stop anyone from hijacking. a wannabe hijacker would know this and that's why they focus on bombs and blowing up the plane right away.

Mordred19

I actually think that the AA turrets are a good idea. I'm dead serious.

It should have lasers on it.

The plane has to go somewhere....

Nothing says "we aren't afraid of you anymore. Honest!" like good ol' SAM turrest on the top of a building.

Also shoot down a plane over NYC = a mess of dead people.

Nothing says "we aren't afraid of you anymore. Honest!" like good ol' SAM turrest on the top of a building.

Also shoot down a plane over NYC = a mess of dead people.

Wasdie

It's okay because Spiderman will have time to build a web to catch the plane.

[QUOTE="JustPlainLucas"][QUOTE="brickdoctor"]

We have airport security so we don't have to shoot planes full of innocents out of the sky.

brickdoctor

We weren't expecting it (or if you're a conspiracy theorist then we let it happen.) Airport security is completely different now than compared to back then. Not to mention planes didn't have flight marshalls at the time and pilots weren't allowed pistols. The odds of a second terrorist attempt when it comes to crashing planes into building is extremely unlikely.

[QUOTE="Mordred19"]

but the passengers will be good enough to stop anyone from hijacking. a wannabe hijacker would know this and that's why they focus on bombs and blowing up the plane right away.

JustPlainLucas

[QUOTE="Mordred19"]

but the passengers will be good enough to stop anyone from hijacking. a wannabe hijacker would know this and that's why they focus on bombs and blowing up the plane right away.

JustPlainLucas

If it shot an incoming plane down, then it would just crash into another building...

Pirate700

It's more of a candid and lighthearted topic than a debate again about 9/11, who to blame, blah blah...Well, the US had the tenacity to reconstruct the World Trade Center(Honestly, its design reminds me of the Gentek building in Prototype) which would be higher than the Empire State Building. One thing I'm apprehensive about is its structural integrity and its means of defense against a possible(God forbid) attack. What are your ideas? Should it have turrets/radars,etc?angry_roman1011

Then the terrorists will just attack a different building.

So the only solution is to put anti-aircraft guns in ALL buildings.

I actually think that the AA turrets are a good idea. I'm dead serious.

hartsickdiscipl

No way, man. Eventually some nutjob will use the turrets to attack the aliens.

AA guns... on buildings... in peacetime?!

I'm not clear if that's stupid, ignorant, insane or some gumbo of the three. AA guns firing at the aricraft headng toward the old north and south towers wouldn't have stopped the damned things you know. You'd actually need a RADAR installation and SAM's to be effective, and then you'd... ooops... be downing a plane over some random OTHER part of Manhatten.

This has the same logic as giving everyone a shotgun upon entering an airplane. Besides, who the hell is going to trust an automated threat detection system in the middle of a major metropolis? Better systems have led to blue on blue incidents in the past, even with the Aegis system! You'd need perfect, and that doesn't happen... so no.

Wait... why am I even responding to this madness?

Maybe they should just turn the surrounding area into a sprawling AA defence grid like the Death Star

I was thinking this but then again it wouldn't be of much use if there are plains flying by constantly.

Instead of thinking offense, how about coming up with a defensive technology, say enegy shielding?

Instead of thinking offense, how about coming up with a defensive technology, say enegy shielding?

stevoqwerty

Excellent idea! Why didn't they think of this before...:roll:

Excellent idea! Why didn't they think of this before...:roll:

Conno08

If it shot an incoming plane down, then it would just crash into another building...

Pirate700

If it shot an incoming plane down, then it would just crash into another building...