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Army's High-Speed Laser Hits Shell
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Posted on 11/09/2002 2:00:22 PM PST by gubamyster
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To: gubamyster
What about counter-measures to the lasers, like
putting a mirrored finish on the shells, rockets, and missiles?
To: gubamyster
I'll bet China wishes that Clinton was still President.
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posted on
11/09/2002 3:41:51 PM PST
by
Wissa
To: RAY
That is what is impressing me as well, to distory an artillery shell in flight would mean either cooking off the explosive inside (by heating the shell) or by setting off the more sensitive fuse of the shell.
From what I have read of fires on the USS Lexington during WWII and other fires involving shells it took a lot of heat to cook off a shell. Very impressive stunt to do this with a Lasor in flight to a spinning shell.
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posted on
11/09/2002 4:19:56 PM PST
by
Swiss
To: Arkie2
Thanks . . that's more of an advancement in reactive armor, but COOL!.
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posted on
11/09/2002 4:21:44 PM PST
by
ChadGore
To: Hellmouth
What about counter-measures to the lasers, like putting a mirrored finish on the shells, rockets, and missiles?All expensive. Saddam and Jihad types won't be able to do it.
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posted on
11/09/2002 4:46:30 PM PST
by
templar
To: Swiss
WWII and other fires involving shells it took a lot of heat to cook off a shell.TNT is melted and cast like lead. I'm not sure what the melting point would be, but is seems more likely that the laser sets off the fuse rather than the charge.
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posted on
11/09/2002 4:48:59 PM PST
by
templar
To: templar
If Custer had one of these, he would have won.
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posted on
11/09/2002 4:50:12 PM PST
by
appeal2
To: templar
What about counter-measures to the lasers, like putting a mirrored finish on the shells, rockets, and missiles? All expensive. Saddam and Jihad types won't be able to do it.
What about the Russian and Chinese types? Won't that make the lasers obsolete and a big waste of money, if their scientists come up with an effective way of coating their weaponry?
To: Hellmouth
What about the Russian and Chinese types?I doubt that we are going to be engaging in minor scuffles with the Russians or Chinese. Big wars are probably going to involve everything available on all sides. I think the lasers might be best suited to defending army bases and cities from small scale attack. Ships too. Rockets, mortars and light artillery slowly eat away at morale and manpower in lower level engagements. IMO, These type of engagements will probably be from technologicaly inferior forces, like Viet Nam was. Or Afganistan, maybe.
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posted on
11/09/2002 6:15:32 PM PST
by
templar
To: gubamyster
Will we be deploying this LAY-ZUR on frickin' shark heads?
Sincerely, Dr. Evil
To: mdittmar
That photo made me think of the movie "Spies Like Us".
To: wcbtinman
I agree that this weapon would be most useful in small-scale engagements. It's been developed in collaboration with the Israeli army (this is the same system that has shot down 25 Katyusha rockets, including salvo launches, in tests). Just the sort of thing needed to prevent Hezbollah from an occasional terror strike over from Lebanon.
I read in another article (I work for TRW, and read a daily news digest pertaining to our company) that the Joint Strike Fighter is "expected" to have a laser weapon as part of its arsenal. Apparently the most likely form for it to take will be as a standalone unit that can be attached in place of those external fuel tanks. Unfortunately I don't recall more details.
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posted on
11/09/2002 7:37:28 PM PST
by
Marathon
To: *miltech
To: gubamyster
"Army's High-Speed Laser Hits Shell" ...yeah, I wanna see the low-speed laser.
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posted on
11/11/2002 7:16:21 AM PST
by
eno_
To: Arkie2; All
Got to here
Boeing Airborn Laser. I think we may already have it.
![](http://airbornelaser.com/special/abl/pics-clips/images/midres/cutaway.jpg)
![](http://airbornelaser.com/special/abl/pics-clips/images/midres/abl30.jpg)
And I'm sure it could hit a slow moving target much easier than a rocket.
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posted on
11/11/2002 8:01:18 AM PST
by
Woodman
To: Marathon
I think it is too big for the JSF but have a look at my post #55.
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posted on
11/11/2002 8:02:51 AM PST
by
Woodman
To: gubamyster
Bump
To: thedugal
the 21st century isn't official until I have a flying car Actually, this does exist.
SkyCar
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posted on
11/11/2002 8:22:49 AM PST
by
MrB
To: Interesting Times
I gave them the benefit of the doubt, but I was wrong.
My interpretation of "high speed laser" was the repeat fire time. No reference was made to this functionality.
Obviously these dimwits were referring to the beam speed. The first letter of the "LASER" acronym means "light", so it is by definition at light speed... duh.
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posted on
11/11/2002 8:25:43 AM PST
by
MrB
To: mdittmar
That big red "eye" looks familiar...
![](http://www.classicjq.com/FanSubs/art/images/LF_RobotSpya.jpg)
Seriously... this stuff *is* like something out of Jonny Quest.
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