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A liquid missile for being projected from a launching device which includes a liquid charge combined with a non-rigid flight integrity component. The flight integrity component allows the liquid charge to be launched at increased speeds and distances by inhibiting substantial break-up of the liquid

A liquid missile for being projected from a launching device which includes a liquid charge combined with a non-rigid flight integrity component. The flight integrity component allows the liquid charge to be launched at increased speeds and distances by inhibiting substantial break-up of the liquid charge during flight.

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1. A liquid missile for projection from a launching device against a target, comprising: a liquid charge for being projected from the launching device; anda non-rigid flight integrity component comprising an additive combined with the liquid charge to inhibit substantial break-up of the liquid charg

1. A liquid missile for projection from a launching device against a target, comprising: a liquid charge for being projected from the launching device; anda non-rigid flight integrity component comprising an additive combined with the liquid charge to inhibit substantial break-up of the liquid charge during flight,wherein the liquid charge and the non-rigid flight integrity component form a liquid missile that remains substantially intact during flight, and that fluidly disperses upon impact. 2. The liquid missile of claim 1, wherein the additive includes a cohesiveness-increasing component that increases liquid cohesiveness. 3. The liquid missile of claim 2, wherein the cohesiveness-increasing component is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene oxide, polyacrylamide, polypropylene oxide, polydiamine, and combinations or mixtures thereof. 4. The liquid missile of claim 1, wherein the additive includes a viscosity-increasing component that increases the viscosity of the liquid charge in response to shear force. 5. The liquid missile of claim 1, wherein the additive is selected from a group consisting of: polyethylene glycol with nano particles of silica; corn starch; potato starch; pectin; xanthan gum; arrow root powder; dihydroxyproprl ethers of cellulose; cellulose-free xanthan gum with a number of cellulose compounds, including carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, and hydroxypropylmethyl; sulfonated guar and hydropropyl guar or derivatives; sulfonated guar and hydroxyelthyl cellulose or derivatives; cationic guar and hydroxypropyl guar or derivatives; cationic guar and hydroxyelthyl cellulose or derivatives; hydroxylpropyl cellulose with polymaleic and hydroxyl derivatives; and polyethylene oxide; or combinations or mixtures thereof. 6. The liquid missile of claim 1, wherein the additive comprises a shear-thickening component adapted to increase the viscosity of the liquid charge with increasing shear stress applied thereto. 7. The liquid missile of claim 1, wherein the additive comprises a rheologically modified fluid. 8. The liquid missile of claim 1, wherein the additive comprises an electro-rheological fluid. 9. The liquid missile of claim 1, wherein the additive comprises a magneto-rheological fluid. 10. The liquid missile of claim 1, wherein the liquid charge comprises a rheologically modified fluid. 11. The liquid missile of claim 1, wherein the liquid charge comprises an electro-rheological fluid. 12. The liquid missile of claim 1, wherein the liquid charge comprises a magneto-rheological fluid. 13. The liquid missile of claim 1, wherein the liquid charge provides an oxygen depletion region in or near a target location. 14. The liquid missile of claim 1, wherein the liquid charge is selected from a group consisting of liquid carbon dioxide, liquid nitrogen, liquid oxygen, liquid methane and liquid propane. 15. The liquid missile of claim 1, wherein the liquid charge contains entrained solids for delivering the entrained solids against the target. 16. A method for utilizing a liquid missile in a liquid missile launching device, the method comprising: modifying a liquid charge with a non-rigid flight integrity component comprising an additive to inhibit substantial break-up of the liquid charge during flight to form a liquid missile, wherein the liquid charge and the non-rigid flight integrity component form a substantially non-rigid missile that remains substantially intact during flight, and that fluidly disperses upon impact;loading the liquid missile having the flight integrity component into a chamber; andlaunching the liquid missile from the liquid missile launching device. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein modifying the liquid charge comprises mixing the liquid charge with a cohesiveness-increasing additive to increases the cohesiveness of the liquid missile. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein modifying the liquid charge comprises mixing the liquid charge with a viscosity-increasing additive to increases the viscosity of the liquid missile. 19. The method of claim 16, further comprising launching a plurality of liquid missiles in a sequence to effectuate useful mixing of contents of individual liquid missiles at a target site, wherein at least two of the plurality of sequentially launched liquid missiles are comprised of contents that, when unmixed, are relatively inert, but that when mixed together possess a functional attribute.