On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 09:38:23 -0700, (Harry
Andreas) wrote:

If they get the laser to work, missiles will probably be obsolete, too.

No. The laser loses power due to things like dust in the atmosphere,
etc. It would be a relatively short ranged weapon, useful for strafing
ground targets.
Mind you, a 100KW laser might be usable in anti-missile mode, which
could really mess things up for an attacker.


Eric Pinnell

(Author, "Steel Rain", "Claws of The Dragon", "The Omega File")

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