chinese laser weapon development

Jura The idiot

Jura The idiot

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siegecrossbow said:
I don't think even the laser weapon currently in service on USS Ponce has that capability.
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just a little update here:
Oct 17, 2017
Jura said:
Sep 28, 2017

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so I'm curious what will happen to this LaWS contraption now:
USS Ponce, Last of the Austin-class Amphibious warships, Decommissions
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Hendrik_2000

Hendrik_2000

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siegecrossbow said:
I don't think even the laser weapon currently in service on USS Ponce has that capability.
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Yup That is why I said all this talk about laser weapon is hogwash They have been researching it for more than 30 years and spend billion of dollars, sofar nothing ever materialized
 
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Janiz

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Hendrik_2000 said:
Yup That is why I said all this talk about laser weapon is hogwash They have been researching it for more than 30 years and spend billion of dollars, sofar nothing ever materialized
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I'm glad that people with such mindset aren't considered good enough for higher positions in serious organisations because we would be still throwing rocks or shooting arrows to get something to eat...
 
Jura The idiot

Jura The idiot

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Hendrik_2000 said:
Yup That is why I said all this talk about laser weapon is hogwash They have been researching it for more than 30 years and spend billion of dollars, sofar nothing ever materialized
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LOL my favorite military-lasers quote is this
(details in
Sep 9, 2015
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/us-laser-and-rail-gun-development-news.t5879/page-18#post-362608):
Laser skeptics sometimes note that laser proponents over the years have made numerous predictions about when lasers might enter service with DOD, and that these predictions repeatedly have not come to pass. Viewing this record of unfulfilled predictions, skeptics might argue that “lasers are X years in the future—and always will be.”
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subotai1

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Hendrik_2000 said:
Yup That is why I said all this talk about laser weapon is hogwash They have been researching it for more than 30 years and spend billion of dollars, sofar nothing ever materialized
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Not as much "hogwash" as 2 very large problems to counter.
1) Focal point time on target
2) Energy generation and storage and everything associated with it.

Problem 1 is an issue because in order for a laser to be effective you need keep the spot its heating (the only way it works) on the target until its successful. On a slow, thin, less maneuverable drone or against boats or ships this is not as hard a problem as it is if the target is an aircraft or high speed missile. Even with drones as the target, we are talking a second or more of focal time on the exact same spot. However getting the point they have with being able to take out drones is progress.

Problem 2 helps solve problem 1 but is its own unique issue. Finding a light, high capacity and (hopefully) rechargeable fuel source is the real holy grail to solve the laser weapon problem. While their is a lot of progress on battery capacity in labs, that's not yet made its way to tangible products yet. And they are anything but light. But progress is being made there.
 
Rachmaninov

Rachmaninov

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Problem 1 - You'll still need a bit of power-hungry equipment so yes, solving problem 2 helps solving problem 1 a little. Alternatively you can up your power but this is tricky, and in any case it still won't be a Death Star type laser to qualify as a laser.
Problem 2 - Find Elon Musk.
 
Hendrik_2000

Hendrik_2000

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subotai1 said:
Not as much "hogwash" as 2 very large problems to counter.
1) Focal point time on target
2) Energy generation and storage and everything associated with it.

Problem 1 is an issue because in order for a laser to be effective you need keep the spot its heating (the only way it works) on the target until its successful. On a slow, thin, less maneuverable drone or against boats or ships this is not as hard a problem as it is if the target is an aircraft or high speed missile. Even with drones as the target, we are talking a second or more of focal time on the exact same spot. However getting the point they have with being able to take out drones is progress.

Problem 2 helps solve problem 1 but is its own unique issue. Finding a light, high capacity and (hopefully) rechargeable fuel source is the real holy grail to solve the laser weapon problem. While their is a lot of progress on battery capacity in labs, that's not yet made its way to tangible products yet. And they are anything but light. But progress is being made there.
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There is nothing new here It has been the same problem for years and sofar they haven't solved it.
The say progress has been made call me when they solved the problem
Laser will always be the weapon of future a pie in the sky!. They might weaponize laser for thin, slow moving object like UAV but against supersonic thick and heavy smart weapon it will be decades if ever before they solved the problem
 
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