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150kW laser, chaff is 98% reflective mylar, that is like sticking a bunch of plastic in the microwave. Eventually it'll melt, but not fast enough to justify usi
by chris_va 9y ago
150kW laser, chaff is 98% reflective mylar, that is like sticking a bunch of plastic in the microwave. Eventually it'll melt, but not fast enough to justify using a laser over a conventional weapon.
Honestly, just using a smoke source is probably even easier as a shield, and just let convection protect you.
- IntronExon 9y agoOr just have a thin layer of ablative armor designed to maximize laser bloom. We either need a lot more power behind these beams, better adaptive optics, or best of all really responsive phase conjugation to overcome realistic countermeasures. I’ll take a wall of tungsten carbide, steel and lead over something that can be defeated by a foggy day. The promises of DEWs are enormous, but we’re not there yet.