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September 21st, 2005, 12:09 AM
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Re: OT Interesting news item
But how practical would this weapon be in conditions such as a cloud bank?
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Re: OT Interesting news item
A cloud bank? Probably not very much.
Pretty much any sort of particulate cloud does bad things to lasers.
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Re: OT Interesting news item
So if an enemy fighter is attacking with lasers, it would be good to fly into a cloud.
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September 21st, 2005, 03:51 AM
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Re: OT Interesting news item
You don't need to fly into a cloud, just puff out some smoke or chaff and make your own cloud.
That said, it seems that it is designed to be used against missiles.
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September 21st, 2005, 08:03 AM
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Re: OT Interesting news item
So a missile with a really smokey power source...
Bring on the steam powered missiles! 
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September 21st, 2005, 10:35 AM
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If they can put that on an airplane. just think what they could do with a ground based platform! Seriously though, it would be good to have one of those around N. Korea! Just in case...
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September 21st, 2005, 01:07 PM
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Re: OT Interesting news item
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So a missile with a really smokey power source...
Bring on the steam powered missiles!
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Well, that would be a problem for the shooter only if you were trying to hit it from its rear quarter...
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Re: OT Interesting news item
Not if you re-route the exhaust fumes through the nose cones. Complex internals I'll grant you, but thing of the benefits!
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