Plasma Weapons? True or Fiction?

The closest to plasma weaponry is in the scientists hands and their process can be summarised as this. In our progress of Plasma we are able to have a ring of plasma for 2 feet. We have not been able to exactly have weapons with plasma inside. To give you a good comparison on the power and heat on plasma. The sun is about 6000K hot and plasma happens to be 6600K and up to 7700K! We have not however made it to go over 4ft and will hopefully work up to that point and beyond. However there has been a lighting gun which has been tested and was a success. Lighting makes the air to plasma and could be considered a plasma weapon but has not been released to use under any circumstance and can only be used by those who are certified. They have tested on many targets and hope to finish their research as the weapon could shock itself and potentially blow up. However Russia has attempted to make a plasma shield over artillery and are testing it on Russian tank shells. That is as far as the US and Russia have gotten to plasma weaponry or plasma in general.


Sited Work
http://www.army.mil/article/82262/

New Progress on Plasma Weapons." Military.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2014.

http://youtu.be/I11ClvQ6Fpc