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02-18-2011, 01:33 AM
Lifeline_MD
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Talisman
I'm well aware of the properties of real-world lasers, I'm just saying something like that seems very impractical as a one-person setup. The amount of power for continuous/repeated use for a military energy weapon like his rifle strikes me as being more than one man can carry unless you're Master Chief or post-Lazarus Project Commander Shepard.
That's somewhat in the realm of debatable. you CAN power a laser on fairly small power packs. That said, they're fairly weak. Big ones do require quite a generator for electron excitement.
I've never covered this aspect of physics, but based off general electromagnetic induction, for a mil-grade laser, you'd need a generator roughly 3/4 the size as the trooper. Not impossible, but it would likely require two guys.
Mind you, 20 years from now? a backpack rig is possible.
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Colt Blue
We are talking toys and fantasy here still, right? I mean it seems impossible to hit a target with a weapon like that from 2.5 miles away. The thought of having the capability to do it though is pretty cool.
Actually, assuming you can get sufficient elevation, line of sight, and sighting optics good enough, its VERY possible. Actually, you could theoretically hit something 100 miles away IF you could hold the bean steady. Now that's the if. But its no worse than a sniper rifle, probably better because no wind shifts or gravity effects.
There are three recorded sniper kills of 1.5 miles or greater (one Brit and two Canadians BTW).
2.5 miles with a laser rifle? perfectly feesable.
EDIT: for those wondering, it takes over 4 seconds for the bullet to traverse 1.5 miles.
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Talisman
Like happens to all things Joe, we're having a discussion about the real world application and capabilities of a little plastic gun held by a little plastic man, dreamed up in an office in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, by a group of people whose sole job is to create ideas for toys.
You know, now that I say it out loud, it sounds pretty ridiculous.
Your point being?
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