[MindBender26]

Fleet defense A/C and missiles soon to be obsolete, and not needed. Laser AAA power and tech is now so high, they can destroy any intruder in 1/10 second. Shipboard is also excellent platform for Directed Energy AAA weapons; no horizon problems as compared to land warfare, plenty of electric power, stable platform.

This is not laser guided AAA we are talking about. This is the laser as the actual weapon. In other words; a ray gun.

[free_at_jsl.com]

"Shipboard is also excellent platform for Directed Energy AAA weapons; no horizon problems as compared to land warfare, plenty of electric power, stable platform."

I beg to differ. There are atmospheric heating effects on the beam which are worse near the horizon. Also, there's a small issue with toxic exhaust from chemical lasers. These are not simple problems to solve.

JSL