Great in theory ... pity we never saw it in action. I was waiting for it as its been out on the net for at least a year now...
Beyond Bullets - The US Armys new battlefield laser, page 1
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Topic started on 22-4-2003 @ 03:07 AM by mad scientist
A fuzzy, green dot from a laser pointer drifts along the ground and comes to rest on an odd-looking piece of metal. For the next few seconds the
light hangs motionless. Then, just as we realize the dot is focused on a hand grenade, the image on our viewing screen dissolves in white light. The
really impressive sight comes into view when the screen clears. We see that the concrete pad beneath the blast is scorched, but otherwise perfectly
intact. "We burn the least explosive part of the munition," explains Scott McPheeters, our guide for a visit to the Army's laser weapons testing
center on the sprawling White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. You may have observed the same low-force blast when as a kid you stupidly tried using
a match to light a firecracker that had lost its fuse.
Over the next few minutes we watch the Army's Humvee-mounted Zeus laser cast its glowing eye upon an assortment of unexploded ordnance. Seeing Zeus in action, we realize we are looking at more than a fast new tool for safely clearing unexploded ordnance. We are looking at the first major military breakthrough of the 21st century.
The Mobile Tactical High Energy Laser has scored 3Array kills, including 26 Katyusha rockets.
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Over the next few minutes we watch the Army's Humvee-mounted Zeus laser cast its glowing eye upon an assortment of unexploded ordnance. Seeing Zeus in action, we realize we are looking at more than a fast new tool for safely clearing unexploded ordnance. We are looking at the first major military breakthrough of the 21st century.
The Mobile Tactical High Energy Laser has scored 3Array kills, including 26 Katyusha rockets.
THE REST OF THE ARTICLE
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