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Navy Shows Off Powerful New Laser Weapon
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| April 8, 2011
| Jeremy A. Kaplan
Posted on 04/08/2011 3:01:49 PM PDT by jazusamo
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To: rmlew
USS Paul Foster is a Spruance Class Destroyer, not a cruiser. Cant reporters be bothered to google? Sorry. Even rudimentary research is beyond modern-day "journalists".
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posted on
04/08/2011 3:35:12 PM PDT
by
okie01
(THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance On Parade)
To: jazusamo
This is better than sharks with frikin laser beams on their heads.
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posted on
04/08/2011 3:35:44 PM PDT
by
6SJ7
(atlasShruggedInd = TRUE)
To: org.whodat
Little problem, what is the recycle rate????? Well if the old Cajun had his way, 100% duty cycle, continuous fire.............Might have a little work to do on power supply, cooling, etc, etc :^)
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04/08/2011 3:39:33 PM PDT
by
The Cajun
(Palin, Bachmann, Free Republic, Mark Levin, Rush, Hannity......Nuff said.)
To: jazusamo
Prolly gonna get burned for this one, but here goes.
I wonder if they towed Lindsay Graham behind a ship and the Navy aimed this laser at him if it would reflect harmlessly off his shiny armor, or if he would explode like a bucket of sh!+?
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posted on
04/08/2011 3:40:16 PM PDT
by
bigheadfred
(Beat me, Bite me...Make Me Write Bad Checks)
To: 6SJ7
Can Laser Cats be far behind?
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posted on
04/08/2011 3:43:09 PM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(0bamanomics: Trickle Up Poverty.)
To: Uncle Miltie
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posted on
04/08/2011 3:47:18 PM PDT
by
bigheadfred
(Beat me, Bite me...Make Me Write Bad Checks)
To: jazusamo
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posted on
04/08/2011 3:47:26 PM PDT
by
Bean Counter
(Stout Hearts!!)
To: jazusamo
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posted on
04/08/2011 3:49:45 PM PDT
by
Bean Counter
(Stout Hearts!!)
To: The Cajun
when do we start on the particle beam stuff. Pure anti-proton Jim! ABSOLUTELY PURE!
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04/08/2011 3:50:11 PM PDT
by
nevergiveup
(When in Rome, speak Roman.)
To: mdmathis6
Could be a bit of a problem with any missile that is high supersonic in the terminal phase. Consider the immense heat load on the nose and leading edges from air friction. The missile is designed to endure that intense heating.
Now, what is the mechanism the laser uses to destroy a target? Heating effect of course, so how well that will work on a missile already designed to operate while being heated red hot will be interesting.
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