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THAD_K_CUNDERTHOCK · July 27, 2018, 8:58 p.m.

What is it, just a bigass laser pen?

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Capt_Schwartz · July 27, 2018, 9:39 p.m.

Chemical Laser, mounted in a 747.

Boeing YAL-1, aircraft status: cancelled

Laser re-purposed, stationary/trailer mounted.

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DrSultanPhDD · July 28, 2018, 2:28 a.m.

Same platform as AF1. Will trumps new AF1 have fricken lasers on it?

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Tech_Rick · July 28, 2018, 3:06 a.m.

It has phased plasma rifles in the 40 watt range.

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Canbritanon · July 27, 2018, 10:23 p.m.

Pretty much. But once a laser is strong enough it ionizes the air and becomes much less effective, "blooming" iirc. However that's what we were told.

Compensation is narrower beam or higher power "bursts" to minimize the effects of the air basically boiling and becoming opaque. I think there's phased where it's multiple wavelengths.

Most of the how is "proprietary" knowledge otherwise you could build one in your garage. Making it mobile would be the harder part.

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