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rangerrebew

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So...Should We Put Lasers on Tanks?
« on: March 22, 2020, 11:05:05 am »

So...Should We Put Lasers on Tanks?

Lasers are arriving on the battlefield, but are they tank-friendly?


By Kyle Mizokami   
Mar 19, 2020



    Laser armed tanks are a well known trope in science fiction.

    Lasers on the battlefield are fast becoming a reality.

    There are pluses and minuses to tanks armed with laser guns, but the bottom line there are too many issues—at least for now—to make them practical.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a31783286/laser-tanks/
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Re: So...Should We Put Lasers on Tanks?
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2020, 12:03:55 pm »
Maybe we should put mirrors on tanks.  When someone fires a laser, aim the mirror back at them.  BOOM!
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Re: So...Should We Put Lasers on Tanks?
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2020, 12:04:57 pm »
Lasers are also line of sight weapons so if there is a ridge, tree or any obstacle in the way the laser is useless and you become the target.
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Re: So...Should We Put Lasers on Tanks?
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2020, 12:41:16 pm »
Quote from: EdinVA on March 22, 2020, 12:04:57 pm
Lasers are also line of sight weapons so if there is a ridge, tree or any obstacle in the way the laser is useless and you become the target.

No bunker-busting delayed fuses either.
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-Dwight Eisenhower-


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Re: So...Should We Put Lasers on Tanks?
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2020, 01:32:25 pm »
I say, let's put them on sharks, first:



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