PRC/PLAN Laser and Rail Gun Development Thread

[siegecrossbow]

Confess. Which one of you here is from TWZ???

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[serse]

Its likely the laser could mounted in naval platform or even in covert cargo aircraft

 

[enroger]

Its likely the laser could mounted in naval platform or even in covert cargo aircraft

It is already confirmed to be a naval system, though I am very intrigued by the possibility of mounting it on a plane, an aerial laser gunboat that is almost immune to missile attacks

 

[daifo]

Saudi have indicated test trails were good but problems in real scenario desert environment and they are working with Chinese engineers to improve the system. Title is sorta misleading

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[siegecrossbow]

Saudi have indicated test trails were good but problems in real scenario desert environment and they are working with Chinese engineers to improve the system. Title is sorta misleading

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Title is there as counter program against the ocean of China Strong news since May.

 

[abenomics12345]

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有网友回忆起在2014年11月，“局座”张召忠曾在《海峡两岸》节目中被主持人问到过有关激光武器的问题。当时主持人提问：“中国工程物理研究院和中科院的光电所研发出了低空的激光武器，现在西方媒体有很多关注，这种研发跟投入到军方应用还有多远？”

张召忠回答称：“距离非常遥远，现在还看不到哪一天装备。我不能说再有十年、二十年就能够服役，不能。因为美国的经验告诉我们，美国激光武器是世界上最先进的，他研究的结果到目前基本上都是半途而废。最后投资了几十亿，然后就打水漂了。”

One netizen recalled that in November 2014, Zhang Zhaozhong, the "bureau chief," was asked about laser weapons by the host of the program "Cross-Strait." The host asked, "The China Academy of Engineering Physics and the Institute of Optoelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed low-altitude laser weapons, which are receiving a lot of attention in Western media. How far along is this research from being deployed in the military?"

Zhang Zhaozhong responded, "The distance is very far. We can't see a day when these weapons will be operational. I can't say they'll be operational in ten or twenty years. Because American experience shows us that while American laser weapons are the most advanced in the world, their research has largely been abandoned halfway. Billions of dollars have been invested, and all has gone to waste."

 

[doggydogdo]

Saudi have indicated test trails were good but problems in real scenario desert environment and they are working with Chinese engineers to improve the system. Title is sorta misleading

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“In some cases, it took between 15 and 30 minutes of continuous targeting and laser illumination to guarantee a drone kill,” the officer explained. Dust and sand disrupted optical tracking and weakened the laser beam. Continuous exposure also caused abrasion to the optical systems, while the high desert heat forced much of the system’s power into cooling rather than firing.
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Saudi officials have asked Beijing to refine the SkyShield for use in hot and dusty climates. Until those improvements are made, the Silent Hunter laser remains limited for sustained deployment.

No drone stays within a relatively short effective targeting range of a laser for 30 minutes lol, they were definitely targeting a drone that's way too far away for the laser to be effective. Also, if there's enough dust and sand to disrupt optical tracking it's obviously going to affect the laser. Saudis want to China to break the laws of physics instead of using a weapon properly. I can see how they lost to the houthis with this " It's never our fault" mentality

 

[no_name]

No drone stays within a relatively short effective targeting range of a laser for 30 minutes lol, they were definitely targeting a drone that's way too far away for the laser to be effective. Also, if there's enough dust and sand to disrupt optical tracking it's obviously going to affect the laser. Saudis want to China to break the laws of physics instead of using a weapon properly. I can see how they lost to the houthis with this " It's never our fault" mentality

30 minutes, I think the electronics on the drone simply slowly got overheated

 

[Zichan]

It is not intend to be carried by the truck, which is there only to provide transport for the parade. It is a ship mounted laser and lower end estimate for max power is 300KW.

300kW lower end? What’s the source for that?

I mean that’s what DeepSeek told me too, but seems quite a jump compared to anything else we’ve seen.

However, the size of the window (1m aperture?) would point towards a very high power output and relatively long engagement range.

 

[siegecrossbow]

No drone stays within a relatively short effective targeting range of a laser for 30 minutes lol, they were definitely targeting a drone that's way too far away for the laser to be effective. Also, if there's enough dust and sand to disrupt optical tracking it's obviously going to affect the laser. Saudis want to China to break the laws of physics instead of using a weapon properly. I can see how they lost to the houthis with this " It's never our fault" mentality

My guess is that either the source or the author is lying or they got the time unit mixed up. If a drone is not successfully engaged in under a minute it should have either engaged the target or crashed. No way it would loiter around a target for 30 minutes waiting for you to shoot it.