Bring on the Laser Weapons

[Skyviper]

Lockheed creates laser that disables truck from a mile away.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/lockheed-martin-creates-laser-disables-vehicle-engine-article-1.2139006

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Viper tries to make laser pistol in garage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[KJakker]

A couple of different videos from last year.

 

 

[Skyviper]

Yep and as I said when Migbuster posted about the rail gun and tractor beam. I'm just a mech and a teleporter away from being meester badass.

[+WhiteBoySamurai]

Here's a video of Boeing's similar project, the Advanced Tactical Laser, being fired from a C-130.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfmEUqmgsK4

Imagine driving along in your technical on the way to behead a journalist or something, and all of a sudden an invisible force slices through the hood and sets your engine on fire. Anyone who survives something like that is going to re-evaluate their life choices, or at least rush to get a change of underwear.

[+FastCargo]

The nice thing about laser weapons is there is effectively no time of flight.

 

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[+JediMaster]

Well, that depends on the distance. If you're attacking Jupiter, for instance...