BraveLittleToaster@lemmy.world to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 10 days agoWhy doesn't the military do this? are they stupid?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1imageWhy doesn't the military do this? are they stupid?lemmy.worldBraveLittleToaster@lemmy.world to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squarebufalo1973@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoIf you fire a laser against a mirror, it bounces but raises the heat of the mirror so you end up melting the mirror and destroying the drone.
minus-squareskulblaka@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoI may risk being too credible here, but a $80 drone is a lot more expendable than a $40m laser tank. The drone can be considered a consumable. Hell, mark the drones down as ammo.
If you fire a laser against a mirror, it bounces but raises the heat of the mirror so you end up melting the mirror and destroying the drone.
I may risk being too credible here, but a $80 drone is a lot more expendable than a $40m laser tank. The drone can be considered a consumable. Hell, mark the drones down as ammo.