Sam Fisher- Magnetic EMPs

  Without warning, a metallic shape, an object no bigger than a hockey puck, came out of nowhere and clattered across the Toyota’s hood, locking in place with solid, magnetic thud. Lassiter rocked forward in his seat, shocked by the sound, and in the next second he cried out in surprise as an ear-splitting blast of static shrieked through the car’s speakers.

  Flickers of bright actinic blue sparks flared and died around the puck, and at the same moment the dashboard and radio went dead. The engine gave off strangled choking sounds and fell silent.

  Lassiter flicked urgently at the ignition, but nothing worked. Every electronic system in the Toyota was useless. He looked out of the windshield and saw that the fluorescent strip-lights on the low ceiling had also gone dark.

  Electromagnetic pulse. Lassiter knew the effect of an EMP device when he saw it. The technology had been one of the first things to catch his eye during his introductory briefing on the offensive capabilities of Fourth Echelon’s Splinter Cells.

- Dragonfire, Chapter 32