First laser weapon tested in Persian Gulf by U.S. Navy. The name of the ship? U.S.S. 'Ponce' - Polidicks

[URL="http://time.com/3628047/navy-laser-weapon-test-persian-gulf/"]http://time.com/3628047/navy-laser-weapon-test-persian-gulf/[/URL] [QUOTE]For decades, the Pentagon has been saying that laser weapons are just around the corner. Thursday, the U.S. military finally turned that corner. The Navy announced that it had deployed and fired a laser weapon this fall aboard a warship in the Persian Gulf. During a series of test shots, the laser hit and destroyed targets mounted atop a small boat, blasted a six-foot drone from the sky, and destroyed other moving targets.[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/screen-shot-2014-12-09-at-4-32-38-pm.png?w=646[/IMG] [QUOTE]Now witness the firepower of this fully ARMED and OPERATIONAL battle station![/QUOTE]

Next up, the Navy's experimental railgun will be mounted on the U.S.S. 'Wanker'.

that's cool although you could do this at home aswell, just grab enough red (or green) laser pointers cluster them together and make a focal point for them and there you have it. Although i'm sure at some point the mirror would melt not really to sure how to get passed that issue unless you have something that reflects the laser 100% without storing a percentage of the energy that is being produced.

[QUOTE=confinedUser;46687863]that's cool although you could do this at home aswell, just grab enough red (or green) laser pointers cluster them together and make a focal point for them and there you have it. Although i'm sure at some point the mirror would melt not really to sure how to get passed that issue unless you have something that reflects the laser 100% without storing a percentage of the energy that is being produced.[/QUOTE] You just [B]exposed [/B]our military secrets to the world. brb calling the fbi

Add that to the list of weapons I really don't want fired at me. Something about getting instantly burned with shitloads of energy does not appeal to me.

Missed opportunity Navy naming it Ponce instead of Pontus

[QUOTE=LoganIsAwesome;46687871]You just [B]exposed [/B]our military secrets to the world. brb calling the fbi[/QUOTE] dude it's not fucking rocket science to know that laser pointers do the same shit only difference is the military has a much larger power supply to operate that sucker which normal civilians don't have access to...

[QUOTE=confinedUser;46687890]dude it's not fucking rocket science to know that laser pointers do the same shit only difference is the military has a much larger power supply to operate that sucker which normal civilians don't have access too...[/QUOTE] Nice try, whistleblower.

[QUOTE=confinedUser;46687890]dude it's not fucking rocket science to know that laser pointers do the same shit only difference is the military has a much larger power supply to operate that sucker which normal civilians don't have access too...[/QUOTE] Is it Love?

[QUOTE=confinedUser;46687890]dude it's not fucking rocket science to know that laser pointers do the same shit only difference is the military has a much larger power supply to operate that sucker which normal civilians don't have access to...[/QUOTE] Your point is that it's just a big laser? Because yeah we know. The significance is that it's a big [I]weaponized[/I] laser.

[QUOTE=confinedUser;46687863]that's cool although you could do this at home aswell, just grab enough red (or green) laser pointers cluster them together and make a focal point for them and there you have it. Although i'm sure at some point the mirror would melt not really to sure how to get passed that issue unless you have something that reflects the laser 100% without storing a percentage of the energy that is being produced.[/QUOTE] assuming the LWS is a 25 kilowatt laser, and the average laser pointer is 5 milliwatts, you would need 5 million laser pointers to have even the same level of power

[QUOTE=Apache249;46687907]Your point is that it's just a big laser? Because yeah we know. The significance is that it's a big [I]weaponized[/I] laser.[/QUOTE] they probably used a dielecrtic mirror, which incase you don't know [QUOTE] dielectric mirrors, are superior for use in lasers. Such mirrors can easily reflect more than 99.9 percent--in extreme cases even more than 99.9999 percent--of the optical power. A noteworthy feature of dielectric mirrors is that they are highly reflecting only for light in a very limited range of wavelengths. [/QUOTE]

you dont by chance work for DARPA do you? you seem to have a real solid grasp on weaponized lasers

[QUOTE=confinedUser;46687890]dude it's not fucking rocket science to know that laser pointers do the same shit only difference is the military has a much larger power supply to operate that sucker which normal civilians don't have access to...[/QUOTE] No actually they are entirely different types of laser. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_diode[/url] Laser diodes are used for laser pointers. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_laser[/url] Fiber lasers are significantly more complicated and are likely what is used to power this.

[QUOTE=Timebomb575;46687932]assuming the LWS is a 25 kilowatt laser, and the average laser pointer is 5 milliwatts, you would need 5 million laser pointers to have even the same level of power[/QUOTE] im not saying replicating it exactly to the same power, i'm talking a much smaller scale. Of course your not going to be able to replicate that exact weapon that's a lot of power none of us have at our disposal

So, bear with my limited weapon knowledge. But, this weapon transfers a craptonbillion of heat in a small point, right? So, what could be the possible countermeasures? XCOM taught me that smoke nades are useful

[QUOTE=confinedUser;46687953]im not saying replicating it exactly to the same power, i'm talking a much smaller scale. Of course your not going to be able to replicate that exact weapon that's a lot of power none of us have at our disposal[/QUOTE] what? you LITERALLY said [QUOTE=confinedUser;46687863][B]that's cool although you could do this at home aswell[/B][/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=GunFox;46687949]No actually they are entirely different types of laser. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_diode[/url] Laser diodes are used for laser pointers. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_laser[/url] Fiber lasers are significantly more complicated and are likely what is used to power this.[/QUOTE] I thought they used Deuterium-Fluoride chemical lasers.

[QUOTE=zombini;46687966]I thought they used Deuterium-Fluoride chemical lasers.[/QUOTE] I think we abandoned chemical lasers. "Despite the performance advantages of chemical lasers, the Department of Defense stopped all development of chemical laser systems with the termination of the Airborne Laser Testbed in 2012. The desire for a "renewable" power source, i.e. not having to supply unusual chemicals like fluorine, deuterium, basic hydrogen-peroxide, or iodine, led the DoD to push for electrically pumped lasers such as diode pumped alkali lasers (DPALS)" [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_laser[/url]

[QUOTE=GunFox;46687949]No actually they are entirely different types of laser. [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_diode[/URL] Laser diodes are used for laser pointers. [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_laser[/URL] Fiber lasers are significantly more complicated and are likely what is used to power this.[/QUOTE] well sure again they have access to resource a normal person doesn't but what i was implying was that you could do it on a smaller scale at home with a normal laser by increasing it's power it essentially does the same shit they both burn but one does it better than the other. seriously a regular 1 mW laser pointer bought at the store operates, at 5 C - 35 C, a fiber laser at 1mW runs at 750 C

[QUOTE=GunFox;46687976]I think we abandoned chemical lasers. "Despite the performance advantages of chemical lasers, the Department of Defense stopped all development of chemical laser systems with the termination of the Airborne Laser Testbed in 2012. The desire for a "renewable" power source, i.e. not having to supply unusual chemicals like fluorine, deuterium, basic hydrogen-peroxide, or iodine, led the DoD to push for electrically pumped lasers such as diode pumped alkali lasers (DPALS)" [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_laser[/url][/QUOTE] I checked and this laser system is solid state. I thought they were still pursuing chemical lasers.

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Holy shit fastest thread derail fucking ever.

[QUOTE=Hilton;46688040]Holy shit fastest thread derail fucking ever.[/QUOTE] except its not, it's still about lasers, just explaining the fact that on a much smaller scale the basic concept can be replicated easily. also it appears that a lot of you think that everything made by our government is some high tech stuff when you could do it aswell just with a lot less funds

[QUOTE=Code3Response;46687882]Missed opportunity Navy naming it Ponce instead of Pontus[/QUOTE] There's probably a Rome:TW fan in there. [IMG_THUMB]http://i.imgur.com/HIt091h.jpg[/IMG_THUMB]

[QUOTE=Hilton;46688040]Holy shit fastest thread derail fucking ever.[/QUOTE] I'd say that the discussion is pretty relevant to the topic

[QUOTE=confinedUser;46687890]dude it's not fucking rocket science to know that laser pointers do the same shit only difference is the military has a much larger power supply to operate that sucker which normal civilians don't have access to...[/QUOTE] "I can't understand sarcasm"

[quote]U.S. Central Command has given the Ponce’s skipper approval to use the laser for self-defense, if needed.[/quote] Makes me wonder who'll be the first person this thing cooks.

I actually wonder if you would feel anything being hit by such a large laser, would it just turn you into a cloud of ash?

if i don't see a liberty prime anytime soon i'm gonna be pissed