Lasers aren't a suitable long-range weapon here in the atmosphere, though. The dissipation over distance is very bad. And if your laser is too powerful it'll he

Lasers aren't a suitable long-range weapon here in the atmosphere, though. The dissipation over distance is very bad. And if your laser is too powerful it'll heat the air it goes through so much that it turns into plasma, making the situation even worse. It might be suitable for shooting fast moving objects such as missiles over a short distance.