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Mon Apr-11-11 05:52 PM
Response to Reply #61 |
| 63. OK, 12 seconds gives you a little reaction time. |
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Maybe not enough to wake up the captain and explain the situation and ask for permission to fire. The OOD has to have authority to issue the fire order. But does 12 seconds give you enough time to distinguish a missile from a non-hostile aircraft?
12 miles is from the top of the radar mast, right? This is why it's nice to have someone flying cap, especially one of those nice AEW (Airborne Early Warning)aircraft. A couple of minutes of warning would be a lot better than 12 seconds.
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| -Laser gun fired from US navy ship |
go west young man |
Apr-11-11 10:59 AM |
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It's a solution to a question no one asked |
NickB79 |
Apr-11-11 11:07 AM |
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Now we'll need a fleet of new choppers... |
DRex |
Apr-11-11 11:09 AM |
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Sure, but the laser is more environmentally sound. |
Jester Messiah |
Apr-11-11 11:17 AM |
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Which needs power: Chemical or Nuclear power. |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-11-11 11:19 AM |
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The nuclear power is already there. |
OneTenthofOnePercent |
Apr-11-11 11:24 AM |
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Only aircraft carriers and the Long Beach are nuke for surface warfare vessels. |
Arctic Dave |
Apr-11-11 01:47 PM |
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I assumed all modern DDG/Destroyer clas ships were also nuclear like the carriers & submarines. |
OneTenthofOnePercent |
Apr-11-11 05:10 PM |
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DDG ships are gas turbine-powered |
jmowreader |
Apr-11-11 05:33 PM |
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Yeah, because the "soon to be part of the environment" targets being obliterated by those eco-lasers |
liberation |
Apr-11-11 12:05 PM |
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Depends on the target, I'm sure. |
Jester Messiah |
Apr-11-11 04:07 PM |
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So targets that not have rounds of their own |
liberation |
Apr-11-11 07:57 PM |
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Look at it this way |
Jester Messiah |
Apr-12-11 02:01 PM |
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Could me more effective. |
OneTenthofOnePercent |
Apr-11-11 11:20 AM |
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I disagree |
hack89 |
Apr-11-11 11:23 AM |
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I also think this is great for use against pirate ships. n/t |
stevenleser |
Apr-11-11 01:48 PM |
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As long as |
A Physicist |
Apr-11-11 03:00 PM |
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OK - if you say so. nt |
hack89 |
Apr-11-11 04:18 PM |
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For a missile faster than bullets, spray out a cloud of bullets, and let the missile run into them. |
tclambert |
Apr-11-11 05:24 PM |
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The radar horizon for a ship is about 12 miles |
hack89 |
Apr-11-11 05:38 PM |
#61 |
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OK, 12 seconds gives you a little reaction time. |
tclambert |
Apr-11-11 05:52 PM |
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It would have to be a fully automated system |
hack89 |
Apr-11-11 06:21 PM |
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Cooler yet... |
Roy Rolling |
Apr-11-11 01:10 PM |
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I believe "Dr. Blowhole" from the Penguins of Madagascar |
go west young man |
Apr-11-11 01:54 PM |
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Laser Cats |
alfredo |
Apr-11-11 06:25 PM |
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Disable a craft's engine without sinking the craft with a projectile weapon |
Recursion |
Apr-11-11 01:12 PM |
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Oh good, another killing machine. Just what we need. n/t |
Paper Roses |
Apr-11-11 11:14 AM |
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Empire |
BeFree |
Apr-11-11 11:30 AM |
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so my tax dollars |
yngdip |
Apr-11-11 11:21 AM |
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Don't think of them as "laser guns" but as a nice "laser show." |
liberation |
Apr-11-11 12:07 PM |
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Seems like a rocket would have done a better job |
buddysmellgood |
Apr-11-11 11:22 AM |
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This is really a test bed for developing speed of light weapons |
FLPanhandle |
Apr-11-11 11:25 AM |
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Yeah, we need to make sure we can neutralize those terrorist zodiacs moving at the speed of light... |
liberation |
Apr-11-11 12:08 PM |
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I did read about a Chinese rocket that can take out an aircraft carrier largely |
buddysmellgood |
Apr-11-11 12:59 PM |
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For many threats |
A Physicist |
Apr-11-11 02:35 PM |
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Now, we can cause thousands of dollars in damage to any boat that looks suspicious... |
Ian David |
Apr-11-11 11:25 AM |
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If the laser can fry an engine ... |
JustABozoOnThisBus |
Apr-11-11 11:28 AM |
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Sure, if they aim it at people, it could light them up like roman candles. |
Ian David |
Apr-11-11 11:31 AM |
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How is that different than blasting them with a naval deck gun? |
Kolesar |
Apr-11-11 11:53 AM |
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"Never" is such a strong word... |
liberation |
Apr-11-11 12:10 PM |
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so this is the so called "hel" fire weapon. |
2banon |
Apr-11-11 11:29 AM |
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We have money for this happy horse shit but we have to ... |
Botany |
Apr-11-11 11:30 AM |
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And to think of all the lives in America that money could have helped. |
go west young man |
Apr-11-11 12:28 PM |
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Think of President Eisenhower's "Cross of Iron" speech updated |
LongTomH |
Apr-11-11 02:09 PM |
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Thank You. |
go west young man |
Apr-11-11 02:17 PM |
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I'm sure quite a few grad students were sent through school by this project |
Recursion |
Apr-11-11 01:13 PM |
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I'm sure we could come up with better ways to educate and employ |
go west young man |
Apr-11-11 02:01 PM |
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This from the guy |
RSillsbee |
Apr-11-11 05:33 PM |
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Ha! Your funny! |
go west young man |
Apr-11-11 08:17 PM |
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earth to go west ... there arnt any engineering jobs in the US right now not many at all |
MikeW |
Apr-11-11 07:55 PM |
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It's about priorities. |
go west young man |
Apr-11-11 08:19 PM |
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with the economy in the tank and no construction or manufacturing going on |
MikeW |
Apr-12-11 05:54 PM |
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The figure isn't quite that bad, but close |
primavera |
Apr-11-11 07:23 PM |
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It will always be cheaper to kill things and people |
Kelvin Mace |
Apr-11-11 11:42 AM |
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How many teachers' salaries |
bergie321 |
Apr-11-11 12:18 PM |
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"Chinese deploy new ship-mounted mirrors" |
Canuckistanian |
Apr-11-11 12:34 PM |
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With lead in them...eom |
Kolesar |
Apr-11-11 12:50 PM |
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"Aw, dammit." -Pentagon [nt] |
Jester Messiah |
Apr-11-11 04:08 PM |
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New US computerized rock throwing mechanism breaks new records in cost |
liberation |
Apr-11-11 07:58 PM |
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To me, it looked like their "laser" was just a big magnifying glass |
Taverner |
Apr-11-11 12:34 PM |
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Somalia pirates best |
donco |
Apr-11-11 01:04 PM |
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Put that laser on OIL Tankers and stop the damn pirates. That works for me. |
Auntie Bush |
Apr-11-11 01:46 PM |
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A couple of 50-calliber gun mounts would be just as effective against pirate boats. |
LongTomH |
Apr-11-11 02:11 PM |
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ding, ding, ding! n/t |
Hotler |
Apr-11-11 06:18 PM |
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How will it work if the boat is in motion? |
Arctic Dave |
Apr-11-11 01:51 PM |
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Nice to know there is never such a thing as 'recession' for the Pentagon |
Blue_Tires |
Apr-11-11 01:52 PM |
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Queue the death star music. nt |
Javaman |
Apr-11-11 02:02 PM |
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The idea of lasers on ships has merit IMO if they can defeat incoming anti-ship missiles. |
Vinee |
Apr-11-11 02:15 PM |
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That depends on who launches the anti-ship missiles ... |
Nihil |
Apr-12-11 09:15 AM |
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ASBM WH re-entry ... |
makhno |
Apr-12-11 03:40 PM |
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Motors probably have 750+ hrs on them |
One_Life_To_Give |
Apr-11-11 02:16 PM |
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"Take that, ye scurvy pirate!" |
yellowcanine |
Apr-11-11 03:19 PM |
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. |
LetTimmySmoke |
Apr-11-11 04:07 PM |
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I wish to lodge 3 objections to this test |
tclambert |
Apr-11-11 05:26 PM |
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1) The target boat was obviously not moving. |
tclambert |
Apr-11-11 05:27 PM |
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2) The engines were painted black. What if they were white, or silver? |
tclambert |
Apr-11-11 05:32 PM |
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3) In the video, they shined the laser on one spot for about 10 seconds to achieve ignition. |
tclambert |
Apr-11-11 05:39 PM |
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I wonder how many whales were harmed during the test(s)? |
Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel |
Apr-11-11 05:56 PM |
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Gee, don't you all feel safer....? |
fascisthunter |
Apr-11-11 05:57 PM |
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We've got frickin' lasers! |
underpants |
Apr-11-11 06:07 PM |
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lol... |
fascisthunter |
Apr-11-11 06:09 PM |
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Seems like it would be quicker to set the crew on fire. |
alfredo |
Apr-11-11 06:12 PM |
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Also you could hose the boat out and re-purpose it. |
Hassin Bin Sober |
Apr-11-11 11:26 PM |
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I can see this becoming a horrific anti personnel weapon. |
alfredo |
Apr-11-11 11:47 PM |
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In the future, lasers can be used to set social security checks on fire |
daleo |
Apr-11-11 11:06 PM |
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clunky and expensive the robotics required to keep the thing steady... |
Evasporque |
Apr-12-11 06:27 AM |
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So this is going to help protect a carrier battle group how? |
makhno |
Apr-12-11 03:24 PM |
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I say The Navy is full of shit....put lasers on sharks, it would make more sense. |
Baclava |
Apr-12-11 05:08 PM |
#86 |
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