Shahter
Zee Ruskie
+295|7061|Moscow, Russia
source

this is... kewl. there's nothing in the acticle about the range at which they had supposedly been able to intercept the "missile" - if that was anything like a real ballistic missile anyway. still, even though it's probably ages untill that thing is powerfull enough to be able to intercept real ICBM's at the ranges it is supposed to intercept them to be viable for this particular purpose, it looks pretty epic as it is. BM's aren't the only possible targets for this weapon - if, for example, its rate of fire and number of targets it can deal with can be made anything to speak of, and the thing is tuned to shot down AA missiles, and made small enough to fit, say, B-2 (which is supposedly already a bitch for AA stuff to track and engage) - well, you get a fucking death star, tbh.
if you open your mind too much your brain will fall out.
Pochsy
Artifice of Eternity
+702|5829|Toronto
I heard about this project before on some History Channel special. I think they only had computer graphics to demonstrate the concept back then (1 or 2 years ago), but after a quick Google search it came out to look exactly like the original design.

https://robocat.users.btopenworld.com/Images/airborne_77_laser_weapon_system.jpg
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Commie Killer
Member
+192|6673
That picture looks pretty crazy. I think the funding has been cut though, now its just a research project.
Kmar
Truth is my Bitch
+5,695|6887|132 and Bush

Next stop, mounting them on sharks.

pshew pshew!

cue Armageddon.
Xbone Stormsurgezz
blademaster
I'm moving to Brazil
+2,075|6931

Kmarion wrote:

Next stop, mounting them on sharks.

pshew pshew!
https://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/b/b4/Laser_Shark_by_McGibs.jpg
cool! or on humans
pshew pshew! lol
FEOS
Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate
+1,182|6697|'Murka

Commie Killer wrote:

That picture looks pretty crazy. I think the funding has been cut though, now its just a research project.
I think funding was cut because it had proven fuckall thus far. Maybe there will be some funding now that they've shown they can actually do something.
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Kmar
Truth is my Bitch
+5,695|6887|132 and Bush

lol ^ sounds like the constellation program.
Xbone Stormsurgezz
LostFate
Same shit, Different Arsehole
+95|6771|England
Friking lazer beams attached to there heads!!
Pochsy
Artifice of Eternity
+702|5829|Toronto
"If the ABL achieves its design goals, it could destroy liquid-fueled ICBMs up to 600 km away."

Holllyyyy shiiieettt!

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_YAL-1

Yes, Wiki is a totally valid source.
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unnamednewbie13
Moderator
+2,056|7058|PNW

https://www.cncden.com/genx_generals/townes.jpg
Lasers make superior weapons!
Spark
liquid fluoride thorium reactor
+874|6961|Canberra, AUS

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

http://www.cncden.com/genx_generals/townes.jpg
Lasers make superior weapons!
Bomb your powerplants

THEN we'll see who's laughing
The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
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