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by New Vihenia » Mon Feb 02, 2015 6:33 am
by Haishan » Tue Feb 03, 2015 2:00 am
by New Vihenia » Tue Feb 03, 2015 2:36 am
Haishan wrote:Groovy Vihenia. Does your calculator account for multiple aperture lasers or I can just assume combined aperture diameter? Excalibur made by DAPRA for example employ phased array approach, with multiple apertures where each contribute to final laser power at range. Additional information if one really want to make his/her laser weapon more realistic.
by Haishan » Thu Feb 05, 2015 9:45 pm
New Vihenia wrote:Haishan wrote:Groovy Vihenia. Does your calculator account for multiple aperture lasers or I can just assume combined aperture diameter? Excalibur made by DAPRA for example employ phased array approach, with multiple apertures where each contribute to final laser power at range. Additional information if one really want to make his/her laser weapon more realistic.
I wonder.. Anyway i think it still work where "mirror diameter"Is substituted with the laser's aperture diameter.
by Haishan » Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:55 am
by Themiclesia » Sun Mar 08, 2015 5:13 am
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by Haishan » Sun Mar 08, 2015 7:42 am
Themiclesia wrote:From a physical standpoint, only the perfect black-body will absorb the full energy of laser, which is a type of electromagnetic radiation. Literally everything else will diminish the effectiveness of laser.
by Themiclesia » Sun Mar 08, 2015 1:17 pm
Haishan wrote:Themiclesia wrote:From a physical standpoint, only the perfect black-body will absorb the full energy of laser, which is a type of electromagnetic radiation. Literally everything else will diminish the effectiveness of laser.
This is a non-sequitur for all intents and purposes given the blanket statement do not have any relevance to the laser weapons in general as it have been demonstrated that laser weapons do work, in a specified range, target type and environment involved. What is not concrete however is the effectiveness of the laser on target (which perhaps can be a sheep or an attack helicopter) until the parties involved determined it so, as demanded by the involved roleplay where it's being used upon.
However the principal absurdity of the quoted statement could be applied and proven of its fallacy; if man can cycle himself to work, why does he need to drive? Such hypothetical situation of course invoke host of other factors and argument supporting the other or neither but such statement only serve to invoke ignoratio elenchi to the topic at hand.
Therefore I stress that further discussion with the effectiveness of laser weapons is best conducted between the user and the target before being used in a RP, noting usage of New Vihenia calculator as one of the best estimation tool to provide background information for involved parties to invoke an approximated judgement regarding such use as there are simply too many variables at play to determine precisely on the effectiveness of such light speed weapon.
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by Haishan » Fri Mar 13, 2015 7:36 am
Themiclesia wrote:Note that I wrote laser, not laser weapon. I was merely applying a principle of electormagnetic radiation and its absorbtion, to say nothing of the ire that was incurred thereby, being completely out of proportion. Your affinity to Latin expressions also demands that I reply in like fashion: si non hac litteras vis, abite.
by Themiclesia » Fri Mar 13, 2015 9:02 am
Haishan wrote:Themiclesia wrote:Note that I wrote laser, not laser weapon. I was merely applying a principle of electormagnetic radiation and its absorbtion, to say nothing of the ire that was incurred thereby, being completely out of proportion. Your affinity to Latin expressions also demands that I reply in like fashion: si non hac litteras vis, abite.
Therefore I apologise for my side of error but in the context of the thread, lasers would refer to laser weapons (as indicated by the thread title itself) and thus I perceive it as an attack to what amounts to an operational, real life weapon class. However what you state is the obvious and thus I question your motive of posting such, noting this thread isn't about argument of definitions and more inclined to laser weapons' characteristics and associated news.
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by Themiclesia » Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:09 pm
Axis Nova wrote:Fixed the title. As a general note, no one likes someone who picks nits, and a simple skim of the OP should have made it clear what I was talking about.
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by Haishan » Fri May 22, 2015 9:59 am
by Axis Nova » Fri May 22, 2015 12:42 pm
Haishan wrote:Additional contribution. Essentially same as the table on OP but in graphical form.(Image)
Laser output required for different targets and ranges. (Courtesy Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments)
Further reading, Are Missile Defense Lasers On The Verge Of Reality?
by Axis Nova » Mon Dec 28, 2015 3:11 am
by Haishan » Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:48 am
Axis Nova wrote:A year end update: The Air Force has begun live fire testing with a laser in the 150kw class, that fits into a fairly compact space.. As stated in the article, there's also a design being worked on that will fit into a Predator C.
So these are basically ready for primetime as far as MT roleplay is concerned. Anything above 100kw is suitable for completely replacing a solid round cannon on any fighter, and will make anything it's put on completely obnoxious to shoot down with a missile.
by Axis Nova » Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:59 pm
by Werftkrieg » Mon Feb 15, 2016 6:21 pm
Axis Nova wrote:Eh, let 'em whine. It'll be interesting to see how people's brains break when they realize that their usual tactic of missile spam today, tomorrow, and the day after that just became vastly less effective.
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