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[-] kristina@hexbear.net 15 points 4 months ago

“It is invisible and noiseless, does not require separate ammunition and can be operated only when electricity is supplied,” the DAPA release said. Future versions could be developed to take out much bigger targets, including aircraft and ballistic missiles, which would be a potential “game changer,” according to the release.

would be special if we went back to massed trench warfare if these things are easy to set up and operate at all times. just kill off aircraft and missiles and turn everything into a gigantic meatgrinder

[-] SoyViking@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago

These things has to be mobile not to be blown up after firing a single shot, giving away their location. Supplying enough power to fire and cool a laser weapon powerful enough to do what they claim this does, especially with a short enough cooldown period for it to be useful, would be a non-trivial challenge for a stationary platform during peacetime. Doing it on a large scale during live battle with a destroyed electrical grid and on a mobile platform sounds very challenging.

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