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[[File:TheHumanFactorProjectDamocles.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7AoGZ7_HOs The sword of Damocles is hanging over my head...]]] | |||
The [[United States military]] '''Project Damocles''' was an initiative to create a network of satellites in orbit around [[Earth]], which would be able to target any location on the planet with lasers. | The [[United States military]] '''Project Damocles''' was an initiative to create a network of satellites in orbit around [[Earth]], which would be able to target any location on the planet with lasers. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''Prime'' cartoon=== | ===''Prime'' cartoon=== | ||
When he was part of Special Tactics, [[Silas|Colonel Leland Bishop]] initiated Project Damocles. It was later mothballed and Bishop was discharged as a result. {{storylink|Grill}} | When he was part of Special Tactics, [[Silas|Colonel Leland Bishop]] initiated Project Damocles. It was later mothballed and Bishop was discharged as a result. {{storylink|Grill (episode)|Grill}} | ||
After Silas was merged with the Decepticon [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]], he retrieved the Damocles satellite from the military facility in which it was stored, and used it as a bargaining chip to join the [[Decepticon]]s. [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] was sent to the [[Colorado]] facility where the satellite control codes were stored, and managed to use the satellite to target the attacking Autobots. [[Raf Esquivel]] hacked into the satellite and used its own maneuvering thrusters to push it out of orbit, resulting in it burning up in reentry. {{storylink|The Human Factor}} | |||
After Silas was merged with the Decepticon [[Breakdown ( | |||
==Notes== | |||
===Foreign names=== | |||
*''Japanese:'' '''Damocles''' (ダモクレス ''Damokuresu'') | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Coltonbolt]] | |||
*[[Global Orbiting Defense Satellite]] | |||
==External link== | ==External link== | ||
* | *{{w|Damocles}} at Wikipedia | ||
[[Category:Prime]] | [[Category:Prime]] | ||
[[Category:Projects]] | [[Category:Projects|Damocles]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:49, 25 January 2023
The United States military Project Damocles was an initiative to create a network of satellites in orbit around Earth, which would be able to target any location on the planet with lasers.
Fiction
[edit]Prime cartoon
[edit]When he was part of Special Tactics, Colonel Leland Bishop initiated Project Damocles. It was later mothballed and Bishop was discharged as a result. Grill
After Silas was merged with the Decepticon Breakdown, he retrieved the Damocles satellite from the military facility in which it was stored, and used it as a bargaining chip to join the Decepticons. Soundwave was sent to the Colorado facility where the satellite control codes were stored, and managed to use the satellite to target the attacking Autobots. Raf Esquivel hacked into the satellite and used its own maneuvering thrusters to push it out of orbit, resulting in it burning up in reentry. The Human Factor
Notes
[edit]Foreign names
[edit]- Japanese: Damocles (ダモクレス Damokuresu)
See also
[edit]External link
[edit]- Damocles at Wikipedia
