To: anotherview
"The laser has also proved its ability to shoot down artillery shells."
Oh? That's impressive. What does it do, melt/vaporize them out of the sky? Yow.
5 posted on
10/28/2003 11:52:26 AM PST by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: Frank_Discussion
It only has to make them explode.
6 posted on
10/28/2003 11:55:57 AM PST by
Eala
(FR Trad Anglican Directory: http://eala.freeservers.com/anglican - Proud member VIOC)
To: Frank_Discussion
OTOH, that was pretty poorly worded...
8 posted on
10/28/2003 11:56:33 AM PST by
Eala
(FR Trad Anglican Directory: http://eala.freeservers.com/anglican - Proud member VIOC)
To: Frank_Discussion
I recall hearing about this before but I forget the details. Perhaps the laser's energy triggers the explosive?
15 posted on
10/28/2003 12:11:34 PM PST by
LenS
To: Frank_Discussion
To: Frank_Discussion
What does it do It burns away part so the shell becomes aerodynamically unstable and tumbles
18 posted on
10/28/2003 12:25:26 PM PST by
RightWhale
(Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
To: Frank_Discussion
What does it do, melt/vaporize them out of the sky? Yow.
It heats up the explosive inside the projectile case causing it to rupture.
30 posted on
10/28/2003 3:14:39 PM PST by
wjcsux
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