by Axis Nova » Sat Mar 06, 2010 1:27 pm
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by Otagia » Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:41 pm
Axis Nova wrote:Lasers arn't so useful for antitank work; unlike with an aircraft, tanks arn't really moving fast enough for their own motion to tear them apart, which means you need to directly melt a lot of it. You could probably damage a tank with a laser, but it's not a terribly efficient way to actually destroy one. Hitting it with a missile (or a tank shot, for that matter) is far better.
by Otagia » Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:44 pm
West Estainia wrote:Wicked FAQ, Axis. This should defintely be stickied in my opinion useful stuff after all.
My Question:
Could Lasers as they are today be utilized as a Naval weapons system? Doubt it personally because of what you said about tanks and like them ships don't move nearly as fast as missiles but I figure it to be worth an ask.
by Malikov » Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:59 pm
"Friendship is two pals munching on a well cooked face together."Tiurabo wrote:Your forces are weak because you are capable of reigning them in.
by Allemande » Sat Mar 06, 2010 4:25 pm
by Hornopolis » Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:57 am
This needs to be stickied!Axis Nova wrote:Updated some parts of this based on input from Vault 10.
by The Grand World Order » Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:51 am
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by EternalNight » Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:01 pm
Otagia wrote:West Estainia wrote:Wicked FAQ, Axis. This should defintely be stickied in my opinion useful stuff after all.
My Question:
Could Lasers as they are today be utilized as a Naval weapons system? Doubt it personally because of what you said about tanks and like them ships don't move nearly as fast as missiles but I figure it to be worth an ask.
As anti-missile systems, sure. As anti-ship weapons? Nada. The main problem is that virtually all naval warfare occurs at ranges further than the horizon. Weapons with a ballistic trajectory (cannons) or some sort of guidance (missiles and, to a lesser extent, cannons) can engage a target long before it actually enters visual range. Lasers, on the other hand, require direct line of sight to their target, and quickly drop off in power as range increases.
Also, see above point about armor thickness.
by Third Spanish States » Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:38 pm
EternalNight wrote:A laser could (subject to range/LOS limits) M-kill a ship by wrecking the radars. That's about the most effective damage a current day weaponized laser could do to a ship.
Izistan wrote:Third Spanish States is a well known far-right activist so his attempts at humor can only be expected.
Umbagar wrote:%*$#! I put a crack in my screen thanks to the awesome "place fist here" sign. >:(
Lhazastan wrote:if all you want to do is run around being the big badass of a community, not only are you pathetic, but you are a bad RPer
Saxon Germany wrote:[...]you're practically a professional troll, TSS.[...]
by Axis Nova » Tue Jun 22, 2010 2:35 am
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by Dimoniquid » Tue Jun 22, 2010 6:33 am
Hypparchia wrote:Actually lasers have already been used in combat. As long as I remember, the Iraqis used tank-mounted blinding lasers against Iranian troops in the 1980s.
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