A non-starter. It was recognized in the 70s that an engagement against a re-entry vehicle would be meaningless. The RV is already designed to survive an intense thermal environment and the hypersonic shockwave would blur the beam spot. Plus, it could work only in cloudless skies.
Blue doesn't burn on the lasers. Is that why the UN helmets are blue?
Walk your elevation down, a click or 2. They'll get hot.
Kek
I always thought it was to make for an easier target.
A non-starter. It was recognized in the 70s that an engagement against a re-entry vehicle would be meaningless. The RV is already designed to survive an intense thermal environment and the hypersonic shockwave would blur the beam spot. Plus, it could work only in cloudless skies.