Posted on 10/08/2021 10:03:43 AM PDT by Yo-Yo
I have a test area in mind. Rio Grande Valley.
You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have gunships with frickin’ laser beams attached!
And next thing you know they will use it on homeschool parents.
I was so lucky to be stationed in the Army where the AC-130 would routinely have live fire exercises. My buddies actually called in airstrikes danger close which saved them in combat.The B-52,A-10 and AC-130 are aircraft that are pure American military excellence.
Yup! Danger close is not a call you ‘want’ to make since there’s no such thing as “friendly fire”.
You better pray there never is a civil war. Our side would definitely be outgunned.
LOL. My first reaction too. Great “easy going” movie.
If the size and weight requirements continue to fall on this curve it should be possible to put laser systems on large drones. You could then swarm the drones and synchronize them to concentrate their individual beams on a common target.
I’m also interested in technologies for tuning specific laser frequencies to the chemical energies that catalyze detonation of modern ordinance like shells or hand grenades. If you can use the enemy’s own weapons to destroy them you eliminate their ability to counterattack and save money as well. Win-win.
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One of tne strong points of the gunship was the sound of devastation as it brrrrrttt’ed, bringing with it the sound of death and destruction from th3 skies. Enemies said they feared the sound, knowing it could be the last thing they heard, and that it struck fear in them.
Maybe hit first with the silent lasers, then bring in the big guns to mop up,and send fear to the enemy who are nearby for double the impact. Hope,they don’t get rid of the big guns altogether.
Good thing they did not use them on the Jan 6 crowd at the Capitol.
Good thing they did not use them on the Jan 6 crowd at the Capitol.
The ideal candidate for an airborne laser: a NUCLEAR powered aircraft!
I prefer the tube capacitor laser weapons. It just doesn't sound the same without the pops and hisses you get from analog weapons systems.
How many of these are we going to give to the Taliban? Asking for a friend.
The C-130 has been a real workhorse for a long time. I remember the early 60’s when some C-130s were converted into flying telemetry rooms at Patrick AFB, Florida. The whole interior was sound proofed and filled with the latest missile tracking equipment where several Nasa techs would sit and track the missile launches from Cape Canaveral.
That's why the Taliban were so easy to defeat. Now that they have been vanquished by the high tech weapons we deployed in Afghanistan that country has a wonderful liberal government.
One thought is to convert the F-35B from a STOVL into a laser platform. Remove the lift fan, and use the engine PTO to turn a generator and laser housed in the lift fan cavity. The laser can extend below the aircraft through the existing lift fan air exit on the bottom of the F-35B.
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