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| Author: | Jackslancer [ Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Navy to Deploy Super Weapon: Laser |
http://gma.yahoo.com/navys-laser-weapon-blasts-bad-215808231.html WTF. user was warned for this useless topic creation and also gratuitously overlong link |
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| Author: | Metal Chao [ Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Navy to Deploy Super Weapon: Laser |
army invents new superweapon: URL so big it can destroy any topic in existence |
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| Author: | Bombzero [ Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Navy to Deploy Super Weapon: Laser |
Laser weapons aren't really new, we've had anti-missile lasers and anti-mortar lasers for some time now, this is neat though, looks like a good idea. The Navy also has a railgun with an effective range further than the curvature of the earth allows them to target... Metal Chao wrote: army invents new superweapon: URL so big it can destroy any topic in existence The forces of North Korea will be powerless against it with their small computer screens. |
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| Author: | TorrentHKU [ Tue Apr 09, 2013 10:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Navy to Deploy Super Weapon: Laser |
Neither new nor super. It's an anti-air device at the moment, and it's probably not very effective against things with decent armor. |
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| Author: | Grif [ Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Navy to Deploy Super Weapon: Laser |
This is a fairly "simple" extension of existing technologies. As far as I'm aware, this uses the fire control radar from a Phalanx CIWS and an essentialy commercial laser. Interestingly, I can't seem to find any specs for the actual power of the laser, though given the class of vessel there's an absolute upper boundary of 18MW, and that would be 100% of the ship's operating power diverted to the laser, an absolute impossibility. I'd say, given everything else on board the ship, I'd put an upper boundary on the power of the laser at ~3MW. Also, HKU, there are no things that this is designed to stop with "decent" armor. If it's an aircraft, then it's either A: slow enough to hit with a missile/intercept with an aircraft, or B: weak enough to kill with a laser. If it's a boat, the exact same logic applies. This tech would really, really shine if it were as capable of the Centurion C-RAM, but I doubt the laser has a strong enough duty cycle to counter a mortar barrage. |
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| Author: | TorrentHKU [ Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Navy to Deploy Super Weapon: Laser |
Just saying, it's cool and accurate, but it's hardly a "super" weapon. |
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| Author: | Jackslancer [ Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Navy to Deploy Super Weapon: Laser |
Grif wrote: This is a fairly "simple" extension of existing technologies. As far as I'm aware, this uses the fire control radar from a Phalanx CIWS and an essentialy commercial laser. Interestingly, I can't seem to find any specs for the actual power of the laser, though given the class of vessel there's an absolute upper boundary of 18MW, and that would be 100% of the ship's operating power diverted to the laser, an absolute impossibility. I'd say, given everything else on board the ship, I'd put an upper boundary on the power of the laser at ~3MW. Also, HKU, there are no things that this is designed to stop with "decent" armor. If it's an aircraft, then it's either A: slow enough to hit with a missile/intercept with an aircraft, or B: weak enough to kill with a laser. If it's a boat, the exact same logic applies. This tech would really, really shine if it were as capable of the Centurion C-RAM, but I doubt the laser has a strong enough duty cycle to counter a mortar barrage. Uh oh, do you work in a government lab somewhere? should I have not asked that just now? |
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| Author: | caekdaemon [ Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Navy to Deploy Super Weapon: Laser |
Jackslancer wrote: Grif wrote: This is a fairly "simple" extension of existing technologies. As far as I'm aware, this uses the fire control radar from a Phalanx CIWS and an essentialy commercial laser. Interestingly, I can't seem to find any specs for the actual power of the laser, though given the class of vessel there's an absolute upper boundary of 18MW, and that would be 100% of the ship's operating power diverted to the laser, an absolute impossibility. I'd say, given everything else on board the ship, I'd put an upper boundary on the power of the laser at ~3MW. Also, HKU, there are no things that this is designed to stop with "decent" armor. If it's an aircraft, then it's either A: slow enough to hit with a missile/intercept with an aircraft, or B: weak enough to kill with a laser. If it's a boat, the exact same logic applies. This tech would really, really shine if it were as capable of the Centurion C-RAM, but I doubt the laser has a strong enough duty cycle to counter a mortar barrage. Uh oh, do you work in a government lab somewhere? should I have not asked that just now? I wouldn't say so. Grif is just well informed like usual. But he is right. I'd say that this is just a "look what we have" kind of move from the US navy. |
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| Author: | Miggles [ Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Navy to Deploy Super Weapon: Laser |
Jackslancer wrote: Grif wrote: This is a fairly "simple" extension of existing technologies. As far as I'm aware, this uses the fire control radar from a Phalanx CIWS and an essentialy commercial laser. Interestingly, I can't seem to find any specs for the actual power of the laser, though given the class of vessel there's an absolute upper boundary of 18MW, and that would be 100% of the ship's operating power diverted to the laser, an absolute impossibility. I'd say, given everything else on board the ship, I'd put an upper boundary on the power of the laser at ~3MW. Also, HKU, there are no things that this is designed to stop with "decent" armor. If it's an aircraft, then it's either A: slow enough to hit with a missile/intercept with an aircraft, or B: weak enough to kill with a laser. If it's a boat, the exact same logic applies. This tech would really, really shine if it were as capable of the Centurion C-RAM, but I doubt the laser has a strong enough duty cycle to counter a mortar barrage. Uh oh, do you work in a government lab somewhere? should I have not asked that just now? Well he was in active duty for a while and also he just knows these things |
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| Author: | Sothe [ Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Navy to Deploy Super Weapon: Laser |
Someone please delete this dreadful topic |
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| Author: | Jackslancer [ Wed Apr 10, 2013 3:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Navy to Deploy Super Weapon: Laser |
Sothe wrote: Someone please delete this dreadful topic
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| Author: | Miggles [ Wed Apr 10, 2013 3:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Navy to Deploy Super Weapon: Laser |
someone please delete this dreadful person |
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| Author: | Sothe [ Wed Apr 10, 2013 4:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Navy to Deploy Super Weapon: Laser |
Miggles wrote: someone please delete this dreadful person holy ♥♥♥♥ this please |
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| Author: | 111herbert111 [ Wed Apr 10, 2013 4:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Navy to Deploy Super Weapon: Laser |
"WTF"? Good job kickstarting the discussion brohem. |
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| Author: | Jackslancer [ Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Navy to Deploy Super Weapon: Laser |
111herbert111 wrote: "WTF"? Good job kickstarting the discussion brohem. I thought so. |
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