One of Marvel's superhero, Iron Man possesses a wide range of power and abilities to fight off the bad guys. Most of his weaponry are based on science such as energy-based repellent, beam projecting guns and pulse bolts which such destructive force. Does modern science have this weaponry? Will it be used if World War 3 takes place?

Particle Beam Weapons

Particle Beam weapons use electromagnetic field generator which is centralised with heat and energy. Electronic circuits and devices are disrupted on its path without warning. It can also damage or melt anything caught on its way, depending on the subjects' heat and electrical resistance. Humans and animal will surely be electrocuted on site.

Guns and Missiles

Most "normal weapons" of Iron are real such as submachine guns, shoulder-mounted minigun, bunker busting missile launchers, anti-tank missiles and more. These weapons can simply be attached to the armour itself. But can a single person carry all this?

Laser Cannon

If you play arcade games using Iron Man, you will not miss the Photon Cannon ultimate attack he'll use to knock down the enemies on site. The quest to design a powerful laser is currently in progress at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility. In the later part of 2013, they will begin ignition experiments and aim to generate a carbon-free and limitless fusion energy. This world's largest laser has a size of three football fields.

Robotic Guns with Laser-Armed Tracker

The U.S. Navy is now testing laser-armed robotic guns to deflect incoming missile attacks. This robotic guns has been used already to knock drones in the sky. The challenge this strategic defence mechanism presents is the transition between bullet weaponry to laser capabilities. Lasers would not require reloading and less shrapnel compared to guns.

Sound Bullets

Generating "sound bullets" or energy which shoots through air similar to bullets but uses acoustic waves to hit the targets. The California Institute of Technology and its team of researchers in Pasadena found a way to make sound waves more powerful and potent with acoustic lenses. These new types of acoustic lenses focus on sound and work similar with optical lenses to focus light. But instead of mirrors or glass, stainless-steel spheres are used to compress waves and are then transmitted. If this technology works, powerful sound waves can shatter objects or rip out eardrums of living beings under invisible mode.

Other technologies which emulates Iron Man's weapons are compact laser gloves, portable flame throwers and twin diode lasers.

Iron Man 3 premieres on April 25, 2013 internationally in IMAX and on May 3, 2013 in the United States.

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