Posted on 01/23/2015 7:55:06 AM PST by shove_it
Yeah, a 12 inch with a Crimson Trace just doesn’t feel natural.
They'll assign laser shooting to the Electronics Mates.
Glad to see this.
The laser might be able to reach further out, help to quickly service multiple targets in a swarm attack, and conserve ammo.
As long as you have power, you never run out of ammo.
We’ll live to see the day when conventional weapons will be obsolete. No bullets, no rockets, no Phalanx. Just lasers and other weapons systems that may not even be invented yet.
I wonder what a hit by that laser in say the cockpit of a Malaysian Airlines aircraft would look Iike? Maybe a pinpoint shot designed to take out comms and other sensors and the resultant fumes would disable if not kill the crew?
What kind of message would that send to the Chinese?
Yup, I got a tinfoil hat and I am not afraid to use it.
On the other hand, a radar-guided Phalanx system might be able to engage a target through a fog bank that would disperse a laser beam to the point of ineffectiveness.
Neither rain, nor fog, nor wind stops Boeing’s laser weapon destroying targets
http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-laser-directed-energy-weapon-fog/33672/
Wonder what effect it has an a live human target.
Crispy critter. Ever seen the original Star Wars and what happens to uncle ben and aunt beru?
I think you mean Uncle Owen....Uncle Ben makes rice!
Eliminate warts, moles, age spots and minor wrinkles in the blink of an eye.
Uncle Owen. But I get the point you’re making.
CC
Theoretically, I think all these lasers could be integrated and guided by ships with the Aegis’ weapon system. Even on ships without advanced sensors, lasers could still be deployed.
but in bad weather and such they still need their regular guns, right?
LOL! Oops
could they be added to the CIWS?
cool
Chemical produced KE has advantage that Lasers do not.
1 Over the horizon
2 Nor or Low electrical requirement
3 LONG term storage of energy
4 Area effect per single round (fragmentation)
Directed energy has its place but do not expect Chem KE or Electric KE (next gen ship guns) to fade away any time soon.
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