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Future military fighters and guns - yes or no ?
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February 16th 04, 11:49 PM
Bjørnar Bolsøy
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(George) wrote in
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The US is looking at putting a 100kW laser on the JSF. Does
anyone
think this could supplant the gun? It is precise, effective
(when they get its power up), aimable (including well off
boresight), has a longer range than a gun, doesn't require ammo,
and if you aim it up, you don't have to worry about shells
splashing at the wrong place. The only disadvantage I can see is
charge time (a second shot could take a few seconds) and the
fact that the beam is invisible to the naked eye. Plus the laser
takes electricity from an engine-driven generator (slight fuel
efficiency loss). Any thoughts?
I think they should just build the X-Wing and be done with it.
Regards...
Bjørnar Bolsøy