High-powered laser weapon destroys truck from 1 mile away in ‘seconds’

www.washingtontimes.com ^ | Friday, March 6, 2015 | By Douglas Ernst

[Gaffer]

Yes. based on....still doesn’t answer the question. Look at what it took to support the Airborne Laser.....an entire 707 variant airplane.

All I want to see is the entire complement of what it took to burn that hole, how long it took, and what a recharge/refire would take.

[Gaffer]

Yeah...remember it ....Geniuses? [or something like that] With Val Kilmer

[McGruff]

Lockheed said in its statement.

Trust but verify someone once said.

[True-Stu]

Ah yes, Val Kilmer making some good ‘ole laser baked popcorn!

[minnesota_bound]

How fast does it heat up a Cup-a-Soup?

[IYAS9YAS]

Hey, just what you see pal...

The Uzi 9 millimeter...

[Red Badger]

NBC used a Chevy.
THIS is a FORD. Wouldn’t even dent it.......................

[Red Badger]

Faster than you can say ‘Soup’s on!”........................

[Patriot777]

Dr. Hathaway: “I want 5 megwatts by mid-May”

Dr. Hathaway: “I hate popcorn”

Chris Knight: “It is possible to synthesize excited bromide in an argon matrix. Yes, it’s an excimer frozen in its excited state. It’s a chemical laser but in solid, not gaseous, form. Put simply, in deference to you, Kent, it’s like lasing a stick of dynamite. As soon as we apply a field, we couple to a state that is radiatively coupled to the ground state. I figure we can extract at least ten to the twenty-first photons per cubic centimeter which will give one kilojoule per cubic centimeter at 600 nanometers, or, one megajoule per liter.”

“That’s hotter than the surface of the sun!”

[Mr. K]

I know, but it would LOOK awesome

[Mastador1]

That was a waste of a dang nice f-150

Not to worry, there are plenty of rednecks that would still be proud to put that truck up on blocks in their front yard!

[SgtHooper]

LOL!!

[Mich Patriot]

Yep, Val Kilmer, and the movie was “Real Genius.”

[SgtHooper]

Yup. All we see is a damaged hood. Big deal.

[Buffalo Bob]

An absolute MUST to use a phase conjugate mirror!

[Red Badger]

OH yeah, I remember that now!..........................

[Calvin Locke]

The idea would be to hit the rockets in the launch phase before MIRV separation.

True, but in WWII, the idea of shooting down Kamikazes before they got anywhere near ships was found wanting.

[shotgun]

You really know your weapons pal, I may close early

[Morpheus2009]

No we need to mount it on one of these babies...

[ROCKLOBSTER]

That was a waste of a dang nice f-150

I think they're pulling our leg. Everyone knows Fords frequently blow up, with no outside help.