VIDEO: Boeing's Advanced Tactical Laser; Pew

[Marcus Yam]

"Laser"

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[Jazzmain]

PEW PEW PEW, ION CANONS!!!1!!

 

[acecombat]

When are they going to invent a wearable energy shield that can protect me from lasers???

 

[kyeana]

Bring on the phasers!

 

[XD_dued]

Time to upgrade my energy weapons stat! XD

 

[fonzy]

I wonder if Moore's law applies to lasers?...probably not.

 

[clayman1982]

I'm more concerned about Murphy's than Moore's law with this one.

 

[Ciuy]

Star Wars is soo close :x

 

[darkknight22]

So we the good guys get the blue laser, and the evil people get the red lasers right?

 

[redgarl]

Scotty, turn on the shields!

 

[bustapr]

I doubt that was fired from an aircraft.
It's too steady and such a small target area.

 

[the_krasno]

If that laser can set on fire a piece of metal with such precision, imagine what that thing can do with enemy soldiers. Forget about body armor, because that won't protect you from an invisible flamethrower!
Now I will carry a reflective umbrella with me just in case.

 

[Guest]

Now all we need is a house full of popcorn.

 

[AMDnoob]

now if only the 787 was this successful... *sigh* (I an avid aviation lover just as much as I love computers )

 

[Guest]

damn, now i will have to polish my aluminium hat !

 

[togenshi]

Im wondering....does a mirror reflect the laser beam? Cause the last thing you want is some smart ass to get a huge mirror and redirect the laser beam towards the plane's wing and igniting a multi-million dollar object into a ball of flames...

 

[ViPr]

that's it, i'm mummifying myself with 3M reflective tape.

 

[the_krasno]

[citation][nom]togenshi[/nom]Im wondering....does a mirror reflect the laser beam? Cause the last thing you want is some smart ass to get a huge mirror and redirect the laser beam towards the plane's wing and igniting a multi-million dollar object into a ball of flames...[/citation]

Yes and no. Mirror's don't actually reflet ALL of the light. So, a very powerful laser can melt a mirror in no time. Also, a mirror won't reflect a laser back at it's source unless it's angle is 90, and who is capable of such precision WHEN AN EFFIN GIANT FLYING LASER IS BEING FIRED AT HIM!!

 

[bk420]

SWEET! GO USA! GO USA!

 

[Honis]

[citation][nom]bustapr[/nom]I doubt that was fired from an aircraft.It's too steady and such a small target area.[/citation]Yes it was fired from an aircraft. That's what's so freaking amazing about this demonstration. Aiming at a 1-2 foot square area and maintaining the target in a less than 6in diameter (measurements roughly judging from the video). I want to see the engine block of that vehicle. It doesn't take much molten metal in a combustion chamber to lock the entire engine up.