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Old April 10th 17, 10:38 PM posted to sci.space.policy,sci.military.naval,sci.physics
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Default Reusable Laser Launcher

On 4/10/2017 4:14 PM, Robert Clark wrote:
The U.S. military is making progress in high power lasers. The Navy
expects to field a ship-born 150 kW laser:

US Navy Prepares To Fire 150-Kilowatt Laser Gun From Sea Vessels.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fr0SM8vNk8

And the Army expects to field a laser carried by trucks at 60 kW power:

US Army gets world record-setting 60-kW laser | Latest News Updates Today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9AC1njoP5o

Assuming linear scaling,


not linear at all, dude !