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  • $\begingroup$ Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat. $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 14, 2016 at 23:53
  • $\begingroup$ I don't think stably storing antimatter and emitting it at near light speeds can be combined in the way you are using them. Are you talking about a fictitious system which can accelerate particles (anti-matter or matter) to near the speed of light after storing them long enough to make the beam dangerous? That would be dangerous even without antimatter to do it with. Or are we talking about what a real physics workbench could cook up? $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 2, 2016 at 21:58
  • $\begingroup$ Long story short: Sandcasters. Missiles full little particles (doesn't have to be sand) rigged to explode with a small (traditional) explosive charge. e.g., Star carrier. $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 13, 2016 at 19:34
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    $\begingroup$ If you're projecting it in a beam at near light speeds, you're firing subatomic particles. These can be bent round objects with magnets. Even now we can bend the path of near C subatomic particles in a circle - that's called a large hardon collider. So, fit ships with powerful electromagnets used as "shields". $\endgroup$ Commented Jun 7, 2017 at 15:24
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    $\begingroup$ anti-antimatter???? $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 27, 2017 at 7:00