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== Real Life ==
* The US Navy is currently{{when}} developing a [[Magnetic Weapons|Railgun]] system for use on their ships, expected to be in service by 2020. According to the Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, they were being developed because, as he says, "I never ever want to see a Sailor or Marine in a fair fight. I always want them to have the advantage." [httphttps://web.archive.org/web/20190711002650/https://www.navy.mil/searchsubmit/display.asp?story_id=34718\ See here.]
* Being the armed guy fighting an unarmed opponent. Even a two-bit thug wildly flailing a knife or pole has a large [[Unskilled but Strong]] advantage over the unarmed guy, never mind the ones who have enough experience to know how to use their weapons well. In contrast, it takes a lot of skill to take down an armed opponent while unarmed.