lasers go tactical
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GIThruster
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lasers go tactical
"Courage is not just a virtue, but the form of every virtue at the testing point." C. S. Lewis
Re: lasers go tactical
Looks like a nice prototype.
I couldn't get through it all as the streaming vid was breaking up for me, so maybe I missed some points...
I'd like to see how it performs in foggy or dusty conditions.
Also -- probably too low powered or too slow for use against artillery, which I think is the real payoff.
One day, systems like this could replace things like Iron Dome. I'm sure Seoul wouldn't mind a bunch of improved versions.
I couldn't get through it all as the streaming vid was breaking up for me, so maybe I missed some points...
I'd like to see how it performs in foggy or dusty conditions.
Also -- probably too low powered or too slow for use against artillery, which I think is the real payoff.
One day, systems like this could replace things like Iron Dome. I'm sure Seoul wouldn't mind a bunch of improved versions.
Re: lasers go tactical
The last iteration of HELADS required several tractor-trailer rigs. The current version is down to one trailer.
There was also a variant that had chemical "cartridges". Essentially one cartridge per shot as I heard. Each cartridge was cheaper than a comparible kinetic round.
Haven't heard much on that one for some time now.
There was also a variant that had chemical "cartridges". Essentially one cartridge per shot as I heard. Each cartridge was cheaper than a comparible kinetic round.
Haven't heard much on that one for some time now.
The development of atomic power, though it could confer unimaginable blessings on mankind, is something that is dreaded by the owners of coal mines and oil wells. (Hazlitt)
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What I want to do is to look up C. . . . I call him the Forgotten Man. (Sumner)