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At least it wouldn't get them sniped.

just make sure youre not the third guy with the light

fool wrote:What about some kind of material that refracts the laser away from its target?

Actually that might be the way to go, rather than trying to reflect the laser energy, what about just finding a way to diffuse it? something like heat resistant prism armour?

ceramic or ultra reflective mirror... Hmm, hey, what about aerosol? just like flares, except spraying a very thick water mix around the missile in short bursts?

Feltan wrote: I'd give the average soldier about two minutes before they would try and figure out how to light a cigarette with one of these things.

Regards,
Feltan

Soldiers ? Heck,id bet body parts theres already a group of engineers somewhere using the tech to design the worlds first $3 billion dollar + portable cigarette lighter

ATL video footage

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/02/atl_test_vid/

Some our ICBM are revolve on the axis in flight. Thanks to Reagan.

not very accurate, or effective from the looks of it

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_ ... t_999.html
Another success.

What happened to the days when tkobo would tell you all about his link so you don't actually have to read it?

I wait when they will toast Osama.
Otherwise it is simply huge flying Zippo.

Not exactly the same thing... but full of wholesome lasery goodness nonetheless.

http://closingvelocity.typepad.com/clos ... ssile.html

-Light

Nice link.
On the negative side,obama's looking to cancel the program.
On the positive side,the new president in 2012 will likely bring it back

Tkobo wrote:On the negative side,obama's looking to cancel the program.

http://closingvelocity.typepad.com/clos ... laser.html

Mahmoud... Kim Jong... Shoot em if ya got em!

-Light