Dinosawer wrote:"Concept", "2027", my doubt is high

BFett wrote:Military laser. The video half way down is worth watching.

Oddy wrote:

BFett wrote:Military laser. The video half way down is worth watching.

I'm waiting for the manufacturers to chrome all of their artillery shells and rockets

Oddy wrote:

BFett wrote:Military laser. The video half way down is worth watching.

I'm waiting for the manufacturers to chrome all of their artillery shells and rockets

The Unread Article wrote: MBDA's tests have also helped to debunk the science-fiction idea that reflective armour would defend against laser weapons. They found that any dust on the mirrored surface would get burned in, and lead to the destruction of the target even faster than with a non-reflective surface.

Projectrho wrote: Now I know all you older science fiction fans still remember Johnny Quest and The Mystery Of The Lizard Men where Dr. Quest demonstrates that one can defend oneself against a weapon-grade laser beam with a dressing-room mirror. Sorry, it doesn't work that way in reality. No mirror is 100% efficient, and at these power levels, the fraction that leaks through is more than enough to vaporize the mirror armor. The same goes for "ablative armor." One zap and the impact point is abruptly as bare of armor as a baby's behind.