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

[QUOTE="stevoqwerty"]

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

angry_roman1011

Soon we will have these kind of technologies, hell it can even be an EMP gravity zone that stops the plane and let it floating in mid air and gradually guiding it down.

I don't think so. Terrorists aren't criminal masterminds like everyone portrays them, just jerks with a chip on their shoulder.

Right now airport security is good enough that its not really necessary. Don't expect any shoe bombers, water bottle bombers, or dudes who try and take the plane by force (thanks to air marshalls).

I dont think that they will ever be able to hijack another plane like that. If people know they will die, they will probably go down fighting like those passengers did in the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania.

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

Pirate700

[QUOTE="thriteenthmonke"][QUOTE="InEMplease"] Please, let's be realistic here. InEMplease

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

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

Wasdie

Don't expect any shoe bombers, water bottle bombers, or dudes who try and take the plane by force...

SPYDER0416

[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.

When people say freedom tower and machine gun nests, why do I think of this?

[QUOTE="angry_roman1011"][QUOTE="stevoqwerty"]

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

stevoqwerty

Soon we will have these kind of technologies, hell it can even be an EMP gravity zone that stops the plane and let it floating in mid air and gradually guiding it down.

[QUOTE="stevoqwerty"]

[QUOTE="angry_roman1011"] Is it even plausible? Is it something like a force field or something?parkurtommo

Soon we will have these kind of technologies, hell it can even be an EMP gravity zone that stops the plane and let it floating in mid air and gradually guiding it down.

Just a concept.

Why the hell would you want to use AA guns? Surface to Air missile defences have a vastly longer range, destructive power and accuracy.

[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="angry_roman1011"][QUOTE="stevoqwerty"]

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

Soon we will have these kind of technologies, hell it can even be an EMP gravity zone that stops the plane and let it floating in mid air and gradually guiding it down.

[QUOTE="parkurtommo"][QUOTE="stevoqwerty"]

Soon we will have these kind of technologies, hell it can even be an EMP gravity zone that stops the plane and let it floating in mid air and gradually guiding it down.

Just a concept.

I don't think it should have turrets - you'd just pay people to man and maintain the system for decades and the rules regarding when and if they could ever be used would probably be so restrictive that they would be useless in the event of an actual attack anyway.

I have a better idea...

Government Mandate: All large planes and passenger planes MUST have a Remote Piloting system installed, in which a Tower can take 100% piloting control over an airplane remotely and land it safely at their discretion.

So, if a plane gets hijacked, the Tower can lock out the planes controls and remotely land the plane safely where the authorities can take over.

Would playing counter strike help?

I have a better idea...

Government Mandate: All large planes and passenger planes MUST have a Remote Piloting system installed, in which a Tower can take 100% piloting control over an airplane remotely and land it safely at their discretion.

So, if a plane gets hijacked, the Tower can lock out the planes controls and remotely land the plane safely where the authorities can take over.

All the more reason for me to take the subway OH WAIT thats evel less safe. ._.

What if the terrorists hijacked the turrets, THEN shot down airplanes?

What if the terrorists hijacked the turrets, THEN shot down airplanes?

Big_Pecks

Every skyscraper should have an anti-aircraft turret and some key scrapers should have some kind of anti-missile system to shoot down missiles and bombs incoming. Solves most of that problem.

To shoot down a airplane with AA guns you would need someone to do the job. I wouldn't put the fate of the new World Trade Center in the hands of a person that works in a office.

I would also like to note that senteries like the ones in tf2 should be installed.

And if all of this goes wrong everyone should have parachutes.

Every skyscraper should have an anti-aircraft turret and some key scrapers should have some kind of anti-missile system to shoot down missiles and bombs incoming. Solves most of that problem.

Sunfyre7896

I like the guy in the cape covering his ears. What? Is he about to chase the bullet?

To shoot down a airplane with AA guns you would need someone to do the job. I wouldn't put the fate of the new World Trade Center in the hands of a person that works in a office.

I would also like to note that senteries like the ones in tf2 should be installed.

And if all of this goes wrong everyone should have parachutes.

I like the guy in the cape covering his ears. What? Is he about to chase the bullet?

Sunfyre7896

... Hellsing?

edit: What a terrible Alucard cotume!!! Nice Victoria though... rawr.

What if we took the World Trade Center, and PUSHED IT somewhere else? Juggernaut140

[QUOTE="T_REX305"]

To shoot down a airplane with AA guns you would need someone to do the job. I wouldn't put the fate of the new World Trade Center in the hands of a person that works in a office.

I would also like to note that senteries like the ones in tf2 should be installed.

And if all of this goes wrong everyone should have parachutes.

Frame_Dragger

I ment parachutes for the people in the building. It may not be great but its better then going without one.

[QUOTE="Frame_Dragger"][QUOTE="T_REX305"]

To shoot down a airplane with AA guns you would need someone to do the job. I wouldn't put the fate of the new World Trade Center in the hands of a person that works in a office.

I would also like to note that senteries like the ones in tf2 should be installed.

And if all of this goes wrong everyone should have parachutes.

I ment for the parachutes for the people in the building. It may not be great but its better then going without one.

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

brickdoctor

[QUOTE="thriteenthmonke"][QUOTE="Pirate700"]

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

InEMplease

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

we just need a big zero-point energy field manipulator!

No, because it would block the absolutely amazing view of the ground. Instead, a variable camoflage field should be installed, and turned on/off at random to confound terrorists trying to plot the skyline (and amuse stoners).

Predicting a 1219% increase in the usage of the phrase "Is this actually happening?" on 10/25/11 and a 1156% increase of "Holy **** call an ambulance." on 11/11/11. iblowuup

i say giant flyswatters.

You guys should totally just built a Death Star instead.

I hear your country can totally afford these kind of expenses.

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

Lief_Ericson

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...

Or you could just lock the doors to the flight deck.

Or you could just lock the doors to the flight deck.

Oleg_Huzwog

Pffft.... when we could be raining flak and spent shells on Manhatten?! You make too much sense, go away!!! ;)

00-Riddick-00: Your sig is the answer.... we just stick Keanu Reaves on the top of the building and he alters the Matrix as needed.

Frame_Dragger

That makes the assumption that we live in the Matrix.

I don't want to live in the Matrix! :cry: