BraveLittleToaster@lemmy.world to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 24 days agoWhy doesn't the military do this? are they stupid?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10
arrow-up131arrow-down1imageWhy doesn't the military do this? are they stupid?lemmy.worldBraveLittleToaster@lemmy.world to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squarebufalo1973@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 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-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 days agoDepending on how long you do it, how powerful the laser, and how quickly it can cool off at the same time. And like the other guy said, you can make really good mirrors if you only care about one wavelength.
minus-squareskulblaka@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 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.
Depending on how long you do it, how powerful the laser, and how quickly it can cool off at the same time.
And like the other guy said, you can make really good mirrors if you only care about one wavelength.
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.