Theta is the beam divergence, lambda is the wavelength , W0 is the beam waist.
Means a small diameter laser (small waist) with cheap (long wavelength ) media will have a very divergent beam (not usable for long range )
Using laser to cut tree branches, not a laser weapon per se, but it looks a littler bit terrifying, if you ignore the fact that it probably takes quite awhile to actually burn through the branches:
What is that supposed to be a type 55?
Thing about lasers, is that you can reflect 90%+ of its energy with a cheap wavelength specific coating.