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Navy uses ship mounted laser to cripple ship in first sea test.

April 11, 2011 6:49:01 PM from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums

It's only a proof of concept (mainly focusing on the tracking system), but a successful test nonetheless!

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=21338

Deployment of ship mounted lasers is one step closer...

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Reply #1 April 11, 2011 8:12:59 PM
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Navy aims a laser for a really long time at an outboard motor and finally sets it on fire

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Reply #2 April 11, 2011 8:15:05 PM
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Sweet, now that's a good use for the old Spruance class destroyers is there was one (destroyer class lol). Now its only a matter of time until the navy gets one of these to play with.

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Reply #3 April 12, 2011 2:09:09 AM
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Quoting GoaFan77,
reply 2
Sweet, now that's a good use for the old Spruance class destroyers is there was one (destroyer class lol). Now its only a matter of time until the navy gets one of these to play with.

Haha--but you just can't beat tradition...

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Reply #4 April 12, 2011 4:01:36 AM
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Wasn't there also some railgun testing last year too? 

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Reply #5 April 12, 2011 6:05:33 AM
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Quoting 1Tiberius1,
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Wasn't there also some railgun testing last year too? 

Yes there was! 

'Regular' Guns are now so 20th century...

That being said, Iowa Class battleships are still pretty cool.  They need Nuke powerplants though...

 

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Reply #6 April 12, 2011 6:29:06 PM
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The railgun is a fine deal.  Makes a huge racket and belches plasma and flame.  Fire me a salvo of those matey!

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Reply #7 April 13, 2011 8:55:00 PM
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Particle beams are superior to laser weapons

 

Pretty much sums it up for me.

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