since the navy is arming frickin ships with frickin lasers now...

[artikk]

Now when they go orbital, that would be something...

 

[z1ggy]

Cover it with an array of very small corner cube reflectors.

And btw high quality mirrors in laser applications are usually 99.8% or better in reflectiveness.

http://www.rp-photonics.com/laser_mirrors.html

Yeah I suppose that could work. You gunna cover the whole ship in them though? Even if it somehow was still cost effective... We'd still just shoot a torpedo at it, lol.

 

[Uhtrinity]

Not saying it is practical, but an obvious way of sending the beam back where it came from. I would bet with some research it could be done with a paint that mimics the crystalline structure of a corner cube. Now if anyone actually creates it this post is evidence that it was my idea and I get royalties.

 

[epidemis]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20052949-1.html

can they be reflected back to the ship with huge mirrors?

No. No mirror reflects 100% which means some of the energy will become heat when it hits the mirror. Since the pulse is so energy-intense it will break any mirrors instantly.

 

[z1ggy]

Not saying it is practical, but an obvious way of sending the beam back where it came from. I would bet with some research it could be done with a paint that mimics the crystalline structure of a corner cube. Now if anyone actually creates it this post is evidence that it was my idea and I get royalties.

lol, this could be true. Which would be baller. I read about some alleged material they use on the alleged top-secret TR-3b plane. Not gunna argue if it exists or not, but it's been suggested it does/could use a sort of "paint" that reflects radar, and could even trick radars into seeing no objects, multiple objects, or something of a completely different size and shape. Obviously, it can't be confirmed..but it seems interesting. These days it seems like if you can dream it..the government can do it.

 

[epidemis]

lol, this could be true. Which would be baller. I read about some alleged material they use on the alleged top-secret TR-3b plane. Not gunna argue if it exists or not, but it's been suggested it does/could use a sort of "paint" that reflects radar, and could even trick radars into seeing no objects, multiple objects, or something of a completely different size and shape. Obviously, it can't be confirmed..but it seems interesting. These days it seems like if you can dream it..the government can do it.

Whoa. Even reflect radar?! NO WAI!

 

[z1ggy]

Yeah I know it's so crazy, I can't even believe it. Blows my mind.

And by reflect, I meant in a non-normal angle. Seeing as how the apparent shape of the craft is a simple triangle, and not shaped in a manner like stealth craft now that create angles so the signal won't reflect directly back to the source. Smart ass.

 

[Uhtrinity]

lol, this could be true. Which would be baller. I read about some alleged material they use on the alleged top-secret TR-3b plane. Not gunna argue if it exists or not, but it's been suggested it does/could use a sort of "paint" that reflects radar, and could even trick radars into seeing no objects, multiple objects, or something of a completely different size and shape. Obviously, it can't be confirmed..but it seems interesting. These days it seems like if you can dream it..the government can do it.

They have used a ferrite based paint for decades that absorbs and scatters radar. It's based on the same material that is used in magnetic tape.