General / Off-Topic Laser weapon

[Patrick_68000]

A first laser weapon mounted on a U.S. ship in 2014.

"The U.S. Navy announced Monday that the gun laws (Laser Weapon System) would equip in 2014, two years ahead of the original schedule, the first warship, the USS Ponce".

2014 ? They confound with the release of Elite Dangerous.

 

[DigitalDuck]

USS Ponce

I'm sorry, but I can't take any ship seriously with a name like that.

 

[Snakebyte]

The drone being shot down in the BBC video does have a somewhat spaceship-like appearance.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22076705

 

[Frank]

I'm sorry, but I can't take any ship seriously with a name like that.

With a name like that, you've got to learn to be a good fighter.

 

[Cody]

With a name like that, you've got to learn to be a good fighter.

Sounds like a cue for the obvious song, eh?

 

[Patrick_68000]

The drone being shot down in the BBC video does have a somewhat spaceship-like appearance.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22076705

Yes I even found the first images of the drone at the beginning of the video, strangely similar to, that one.

 

[M Pat]

Some sort of mirror would seem to be in order.......

 

[Nicodemus]

Some sort of mirror would seem to be in order.......

Or a fog bank.

 

[Horsk]

Reminds me of my days as a kid with a magnifying glass in the garden burning ants

H

 

[kenwshmt]

If they were really clever, they would work out how to conduct an electron blast down the ionized beam.
Make it into an ion cannon.