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> At speed-of-sound, a munition moves at about 0.2 miles per second That's cute - but we aren't firing airguns at these things. A CIWS (the R2D2 looking missi
by happyopossum 4y ago
> At speed-of-sound, a munition moves at about 0.2 miles per second
That's cute - but we aren't firing airguns at these things. A CIWS (the R2D2 looking missile defense cannons) fires its rounds with a velocity of around 3600ft/s, or 3.5x what you seem to be thinking.
- zmgsabst 4y agoI was guesstimating on the low side, for incoming munitions. Faster munitions means that the laser can intercept proportionally fewer targets — which is why it’s a question of if lasers can fend off swarms the way gun based solutions can.