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The spec on this piece of propaganda is the main battery is all missile systems. And the secondary is 5" guns, lasers, and a railgun. The Navy stopped trying t

The spec on this piece of propaganda is the main battery is all missile systems. And the secondary is 5" guns, lasers, and a railgun. The Navy stopped trying to install railguns back in 2021 but never stopped development. I assume the lasers are future tech that sound cool, except this thing will be cancelled right after the next admin renames Dept of War back to DoD.

AnimalMuppet 10mo ago
Lasers might be really useful if a ship is being attacked by a swarm of drones. (The part about hitting those drones may be future, though...)
- hermitcrab 10mo ago
  The same blog has an excellent series on lasers as a naval weapon: part 1: https://www.navalgazing.net/Lasers-at-Sea-Part-1 https://www.navalgazing.net/Lasers-at-Sea-Part-1 NB/ Lasers do not cope well with smoke, fog or rain.
- Kye 10mo ago
  What's special about a drone that a laser would be better for than existing close-in weapon systems? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close-in_weapon_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close-in_weapon_system
  - AnimalMuppet 10mo ago
    The problem with drones is that there can be a lot of them, and they can be maneuvering. They can overwhelm conventional defenses. Lasers let you at least not run out of ammunition.
    - Kye 10mo ago
      But how does a laser improve on that? They're slow and have to stay on a target for a while to damage it. Close-in defenses fire thousands of rounds per second and every single one of those rounds can take a drone out instantly if it hits.
pron 10mo ago
> right after the next admin renames Dept of War back to DoD It's never actually been renamed. They just changed the stationery and website: https://www.usa.gov/agencies/u-s-department-of-defense https://www.usa.gov/agencies/u-s-department-of-defense. Just like how Trump called in workers to put his name on the Kennedy Center building. Changing the name requires an act of Congress: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/20/76i https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/20/76i
- ourmandave 10mo ago
  Wat?! But I've already cut off the tags on my new Dept of War swag and apparel! At least I have the new updated globe with the renamed Gulf of America. They promised to send overlay stickers once Greenland and Canada become US states.
- unethical_ban 10mo ago
  Which is why I am ticked off every time someone at NPR calls it the Department of War.
  - herewulf 10mo ago
    I refuse to use this name. The historic Department is literally the US Army. The DoD is one echelon higher. It's simply retarded.
fleroviumna 10mo ago
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AnimalMuppet 10mo ago

Lasers might be really useful if a ship is being attacked by a swarm of drones. (The part about hitting those drones may be future, though...)

hermitcrab 10mo ago
The same blog has an excellent series on lasers as a naval weapon: part 1: https://www.navalgazing.net/Lasers-at-Sea-Part-1 https://www.navalgazing.net/Lasers-at-Sea-Part-1 NB/ Lasers do not cope well with smoke, fog or rain.
Kye 10mo ago
What's special about a drone that a laser would be better for than existing close-in weapon systems? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close-in_weapon_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close-in_weapon_system
- AnimalMuppet 10mo ago
  The problem with drones is that there can be a lot of them, and they can be maneuvering. They can overwhelm conventional defenses. Lasers let you at least not run out of ammunition.
  - Kye 10mo ago
    But how does a laser improve on that? They're slow and have to stay on a target for a while to damage it. Close-in defenses fire thousands of rounds per second and every single one of those rounds can take a drone out instantly if it hits.

pron 10mo ago

> right after the next admin renames Dept of War back to DoD It's never actually been renamed. They just changed the stationery and website: https://www.usa.gov/agencies/u-s-department-of-defense https://www.usa.gov/agencies/u-s-department-of-defense. Just like how Trump called in workers to put his name on the Kennedy Center building. Changing the name requires an act of Congress: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/20/76i https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/20/76i

ourmandave 10mo ago
Wat?! But I've already cut off the tags on my new Dept of War swag and apparel! At least I have the new updated globe with the renamed Gulf of America. They promised to send overlay stickers once Greenland and Canada become US states.
unethical_ban 10mo ago
Which is why I am ticked off every time someone at NPR calls it the Department of War.
- herewulf 10mo ago
  I refuse to use this name. The historic Department is literally the US Army. The DoD is one echelon higher. It's simply retarded.

fleroviumna 10mo ago

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