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They are called direct energy weapons, more like a sci-fi, though. It'd be a rather short range weapon, that's not easy to aim, require a line-of-sight, can't
by xxs 3y ago
They are called direct energy weapons, more like a sci-fi, though.
It'd be a rather short range weapon, that's not easy to aim, require a line-of-sight, can't penetrate armor... or goggles, or fog/dust.
- adrianN 3y agoI’m pretty sure high powered lasers penetrate goggles by just vaporizing them.
- xxs 3y agoTrue but how would you deploy high powered ones and keep line of sight?
- paradox460 3y agoUse an X-Ray laser, as Larry Niven liked to use as a MacGuffin in a few of his stories