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Subject:
Arming airplanes with mini-airborne lasers
Darth Vader
5/21/2004 3:56:07 PM
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| The idea of putting a laser cannon that can shoot an ICBM out of the sky from two hundred miles has been around for years, and there have been prototypes that have been tested, apparently successfully. But what about installing mini-lasers in bombers and having wing-pods for fighters for self-defense and limited attack? They would only have to have a range of five or ten miles, and could be used to shoot down incoming air to air or ground to air missiles to augment the chaff and flares that the plane could put out. They could also be used to take a shot at an enemy pilot in his pit, since the plane would be probably too tough for the laser to kill, but the pilot could be blinded or have their head blown off if the laser hits them. It might not replace air to air missiles in terms of self-defense, but it might give bombers some much needed close-in capability to get rid of fighters coming after them |
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