Which, as they penetrate the successive layers of mist/vapor, are further subject to forces that will scatter/dissipate the laser's energy.:)

I actually fail to see what this test was supposed to proof.:hmmm:
Tanks have been hitting moving targets with cannons while moving themselves for decades. I believe they even use lasers to stay on target with their guns. So why should a laser on a ship not be able to stay on target?

Yes, yes I know. Just tell me whe Houston, TX humidity control knob is...

:D

For some odd reason I'm craving popcorn...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3uMeF4Wfy4&feature=player_detailpage#t=26 s

At which point it becomes a question of saturation. If a target's Watercaster "Laser Defense System" (LDS) is in operation a target's own anti-missile lasers can't be used and its own radar system (for traditional missile defenses) will be degraded at the same time making a huge radar target of its self (big spray of H2O = Not stealthy). Plus I doubt it will be able to fire its own SAMs while shooting a huge spray of water around it.

If its LDS goes up its time for the attacker to fire a missile or two, the target then either "Drops its shields" to shoot back and eats the laser or takes its vampires like a man.

Very true. I've seen a few pictures that have really moved me:arrgh!:

I would have figured it would be Dowly who would have brought up Porn in a discussion about directed energy weapons... :hmmm:

:O:

What? Wait.....no, that wasn't what I meant.......

I would never compare directed-energy weapons to porn, because they're about a hundredtimes more awesome:rock: I would give up all sexually-related activities for the rest of my life for just one chance to fire a 1500Mw particle cannon at a suitable target. Not such a stretch, considering that the radiation from the beam would likely likely render me sterile anyways and I'd die of radiation-poisoning in a few hours.

I see someone has been reading ProjectRho... :03:

So have you, Mr. mirrors-won't-stop-lasers.:O: I've read that everything on that site at least three times now. I just wish I could understand all the physics crap and equations.

LOL... I think between the two of us, we just defined the psychology of every arms race in history, while simultaneously proving that the only way for a defender to win reliably is to take the initiative away from the attacker. :D

Now, that said... do ships not fire defensive weapons in the rain? I'd think that heavy rainfall'd be a higher saturation level than the defensive system would be.