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Originally Posted by Letum
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Originally Posted by Tchocky
Yeah, cool.
But wouldn't the area covered be very small, and given the speed of warheads, totally ineffectual except on a 1000+ fleet basis?
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If it works how Im guessing it does, then it will only work if the laser is small enough, powerful enough and is very accurate at tracking.
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Its a chemical laser, meaning that large vats of chemicals when mixed produce the light energy to power the laser. The range is reported in the hundreds of km so the area of coverage is fair. The big sphere on the front is actually the laser turret (output) that can rotate/swivel 200+ degrees up and down and side to side.
The US has been testing it successfully for years, but won't talk about much because nuclear missile defense is top secret. Japan, because of N.Korea's recent belligerant posturing has begun thinking about buying/developing their own.
cool stuff no doubt.