An interesting article on janes site.
http://www.janes.com/aerospace/military ... _1_n.shtml
Might we see laser/microwave weapons in game ?
Lasers and microwave weaponry ?
Moderators: Balthagor, Legend, Moderators
- tkobo
- Supreme Ruler
- Posts: 12397
- Joined: Jun 04 2002
- Location: In a vast zionist plot ...RIGHT BEHIND YOU ! Oh Noes !
- Balthagor
- Supreme Ruler
- Posts: 22083
- Joined: Jun 04 2002
- Human: Yes
- Location: BattleGoat Studios
- Hellfish6
- Lt. Colonel
- Posts: 217
- Joined: Jun 17 2002
- Location: Seattle WA
I won't say "no" to having them, but not until like 2015-2020. And I doubt they could work in fog, clouds or other kinds of worse weather (lasers are really just like high-tech, high-powered flashlights) - it would take an awful lot of energy to push a beam through any kind of smoke or fog.
I imagine it would initially be most useful in ground based missile defense (missiles, especially ballistic missiles, are pretty thin-skinned especially by the time they return to the atmosphere). Gradually make it more powerful, to air-based missile defense (like the plans for the USAF 747 version of an airborne laser), then air-to-air weapon (like article), then ground vehicle missile defense, and finally ground vehicle weapon.
I imagine it would initially be most useful in ground based missile defense (missiles, especially ballistic missiles, are pretty thin-skinned especially by the time they return to the atmosphere). Gradually make it more powerful, to air-based missile defense (like the plans for the USAF 747 version of an airborne laser), then air-to-air weapon (like article), then ground vehicle missile defense, and finally ground vehicle weapon.