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‘Laser AK-47’ that can set fire to targets a kilometer away
- abenedic 8y ago> The 15mm calibre weapon weighs three kilos (6.6lb), about the same as an AK-47, and has a range of 800 metres, or half a mile, and could be mounted on cars, boats and planes. So they are calling it an AK-47 just because of the weight?
- detritus 8y agoHrmm.. according to Gizmodo [1], this is claimed to be able to fire 1000 two second 'rounds' from the weapon's, presumably mobile, battery. That's a half hour of lasing of a sufficiently high energy level to cause radiation/heat harm to water-based entities (ie. high energy absorbing) at a half mile. Even with some sort of capacitor charging, I don't know of anything that could do that, and whilst I'm not a laser scientist, it's a field that I have a passing interest in, having looked into CO2 and solid-state lasers for various somewhat destructive applications. If this is anywhere near real, the reported $15k pricetag seems like a bargain! Where/when can I get one? [1] https://gizmodo.com/china-claims-to-have-a-real-deal-laser-gun-that-inflict-1827284198 https://gizmodo.com/china-claims-to-have-a-real-deal-laser-g...
- dosy 8y agoonly China military and police for now. but no doubt there are prototypes doing the rounds.