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Reflect it away perhaps, back to origin would require a lot of control or luck. The other thing to keep in mind is that a "reflective" surface is not a perfect
by evgen 9y ago
Reflect it away perhaps, back to origin would require a lot of control or luck. The other thing to keep in mind is that a "reflective" surface is not a perfect reflector so some energy transfer will occur and if that transfer damages the reflective surface it leads to more energy transfer, etc.
- cm2187 9y agoIt will be hard to hit the gun itself but what about reflecting it to the ship carrying the gun?
- todd8 9y agoThe exterior of a potential target could be covered in corner reflectors[1]. Such a surface reflects most of the light directly back to its source. Corner reflecting is the reason vehicle reflectors appear so bright under illumination. I wonder how good such a counter measure would be? [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corner_reflector https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corner_reflector