[Reaganesque]

32 megajoules

That's just the prototype. The weapon they want to develop and deploy would actually put out 64 megajoules so, Mach 8 is actually the low end of the spectrum for how fast this thing will be able to fling projectiles.

[50sDad]

1.7 Giggiawatts?

[Brilliant]

Think of the recoil...

[MattinNJ]

Mach 8 is actually the low end of the spectrum for how fast this thing will be able to fling projectiles.

That'll leave a mark