I wonder how far a laser beam can be shot and still be effective. Say four or five miles on a ocean then the curvature of the Earth becomes a factor. Plus if it's lethality is decreased by the atmosphere, what kind of punch does a laser beam have at say twenty or forty miles? Is it a good weapon for a ship?
Depends on how rapid the energy created to fire the weapon can be generated. Hence my desire for the fusion reactors if coupled with the right capacitors I would say horizon to horizon lethal with a minimal delay for rapid fire ability. Up to 24 miles in a 360.
I wonder how far a laser beam can be shot and still be effective. Say four or five miles on a ocean then the curvature of the Earth becomes a factor. Plus if it's lethality is decreased by the atmosphere, what kind of punch does a laser beam have at say twenty or forty miles? Is it a good weapon for a ship?
Depends on how rapid the energy created to fire the weapon can be generated. Hence my desire for the fusion reactors if coupled with the right capacitors I would say horizon to horizon lethal with a minimal delay for rapid fire ability. Up to 24 miles in a 360.