Interestingly, the Leonidas system has been compared to a "Star Trek-style" shield due to its ability to eliminate drones ...

With these words, Leonidas rallied his men. They would hold Thermopylae—“the Hot Gates”—marking the land his men spill their enemies' blood in one of the most epic battles of all time.

So the defenders failed 2/3 of the time. To conclude, the authors see a legend having sprung up around Thermopylae based on the heroic last stand of Leonidas and the 300 Spartans. That, along with its ...