LordGhee Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 ran across this and it is one more step towards a battle filed laser. http://www.strategypage.com/military_videos/military_photos_20091004165426.aspx# Lord Ghee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyrath Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Re: Laser test More videos here: http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/ic/des/videos/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdoc Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Re: Laser test To me, this is more of Boeing trying desperately to restart its failed DoD laser program gravy train. I watch the videos and think "Gee, they can now set paint on fire on a stationary target, after 15 seconds, under ideal conditions. Apparently, given several minutes, they can actually melt a hole in thin sheet metal" A minigun could do 100 times the damage at the same range in a tenth of the time ... for less than 1% of the cost. And it doesn't require ideal weather conditions, a Herc to haul it around ... it can even be reloaded! Boeing needs to admit the gravy train is over, go back to the lab and try to develop technology that could realistically be deployed, instead of trying to resurrect their old tech. This is after all, the same ATL that was cancelled after the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board said that "the Advanced Tactical Laser testbed has no operational utility." cheers, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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