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Lasers weapons soon to be reality

While that's cool and all, has anyone thought about the collateral damage of a laser weapon when it misses its target?
 
Originally posted by: ATLien247
While that's cool and all, has anyone thought about the collateral damage of a laser weapon when it misses its target?
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you mean the air might get wounded?

If it's pointing towards the ground, it's no different from bullets.
 
Originally posted by: Cashmoney995
Originally posted by: Fritzo
The only problem is they have to make them do that "PTEW PTEW PTEW" sound when they shoot them.
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hahahahah
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My question is how many people actually tried to make that sound after reading that...
 
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: ATLien247
While that's cool and all, has anyone thought about the collateral damage of a laser weapon when it misses its target?
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you mean the air might get wounded?

If it's pointing towards the ground, it's no different from bullets.
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considering that the laser would dissipate as it loses energy (same for bullets), i dont think it'd be that much of an issue.

on another note, would the laser pierce the target or would it just hit the target and stop right there?
 
remember, thanks to the international ban on laser weapons (of which the US is signatory too IIRC) we'll never have laser hand weapons...
 
Originally posted by: dug777
remember, thanks to the international ban on laser weapons (of which the US is signatory too IIRC) we'll never have laser hand weapons...
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Incorrect, AFAIK, the ban is on weapons meant to blind. If the weapon is meant to KILL, it's okay.
 
Originally posted by: bonkers325
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: ATLien247
While that's cool and all, has anyone thought about the collateral damage of a laser weapon when it misses its target?
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you mean the air might get wounded?

If it's pointing towards the ground, it's no different from bullets.
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considering that the laser would dissipate as it loses energy (same for bullets), i dont think it'd be that much of an issue.

on another note, would the laser pierce the target or would it just hit the target and stop right there?
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heat up the tarket and melt sh!t, but it could cut through, like a laser cutter does. You'd need a LOT of power though.
 
Originally posted by: dug777
remember, thanks to the international ban on laser weapons (of which the US is signatory too IIRC) we'll never have laser hand weapons...
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Ha we change the rules to suite our needs, its fun to be the only superpower🙂
 
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: dug777
remember, thanks to the international ban on laser weapons (of which the US is signatory too IIRC) we'll never have laser hand weapons...
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Incorrect, AFAIK, the ban is on weapons meant to blind. If the weapon is meant to KILL, it's okay.
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yeah...but think of the potential blindness from light scatter/reflections?

EDIT: added to which a laser powerful enough to kill instantly, rather than blind/disfigure is unlikely to ever be an infantry weapon...
 
Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: dug777
remember, thanks to the international ban on laser weapons (of which the US is signatory too IIRC) we'll never have laser hand weapons...
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Incorrect, AFAIK, the ban is on weapons meant to blind. If the weapon is meant to KILL, it's okay.
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yeah...but think of the potential blindness from light scatter/reflections?

EDIT: added to which a laser powerful enough to kill instantly, rather than blind/disfigure is unlikely to ever be an infantry weapon...
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I haven't read the text, but most intl. weapons limits have to do with intent to injure (like a dum-dum round). You can blind someone with a bullet too...
 
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