Mainly I was pointing out that (at least at the beginning) you want any thing "Man Portable" to be of a size that is difficult to conceal. Later on you could have a "Protagonist" running about trying to hide the fact that he modded the ammo for Great Grand-Pa's Gyro-Jet Pistol with a Q-Jacket that is fired through and Q-inducer Coil that looks a lot like a Silencer, or Flash-suppressor, which in theory should last long enough for "Close-Quarters" range or about 10 Meters. Make a lower pitched, but much louder "Whomp" noise.
The inducer coil would still need a Back pack or briefcase sized power supply.
Should also point out that Tuning at that size (for any thing Smaller than a Bread Box) is "Sloppy" at best. Call it less than 1%. The Q-Jacket requires not only Special materials but also a Nano-Scale 3-d printer to apply one. A single shell ends up costing over $1 million for something that doesn't work reliably. It can be done but it costs enough to Beggar a Medium sized planetary government.
The main point is the basic nothing is impossible, only improbable, impracticible, and unpragmatic.
Hmmm. it would be easier (and much much Cheaper) to build a Q-phase diruption Field into something the size of a 1 or two liter bottle. It would only last a minute or two before burning itself out, and have a limited range, but within that range of the device Q-phase devices cease function.
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Dammit brain, stop trying to break the Universe.
The inducer coil would still need a Back pack or briefcase sized power supply.
Should also point out that Tuning at that size (for any thing Smaller than a Bread Box) is "Sloppy" at best. Call it less than 1%. The Q-Jacket requires not only Special materials but also a Nano-Scale 3-d printer to apply one. A single shell ends up costing over $1 million for something that doesn't work reliably. It can be done but it costs enough to Beggar a Medium sized planetary government.
The main point is the basic nothing is impossible, only improbable, impracticible, and unpragmatic.
Hmmm. it would be easier (and much much Cheaper) to build a Q-phase diruption Field into something the size of a 1 or two liter bottle. It would only last a minute or two before burning itself out, and have a limited range, but within that range of the device Q-phase devices cease function.
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Dammit brain, stop trying to break the Universe.