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Laser Gunship
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post Dec 12 2007, 08:52 PM
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"The installation of the high-energy laser shows that the ATL program continues to make tremendous progress toward giving the warfighter a speed-of-light, precision engagement capability that will dramatically reduce collateral damage," said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of Boeing Missile Defense Systems.
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post Dec 13 2007, 12:45 PM
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Kinda like Reagan's "Star Wars." Except plausible.
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I wonder about the effectiveness of lasers in a combat situation. The rate-of-fire would not be high enough. In the future they may have a use shooting down ICBM's.(this was a part of Regans Star Wars programme I believe, though I hope this is never needed)
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