Seems like a simple civilian laser pointer can wreak havoc with pilots. Why not a military grade laser to dazzle the operators of the small boats? It would at least slow them down until they could be dealt with using hot lead if the laser was too weak to cause actual physical damage.
Can’t do that. Blinding lasers are outlawed by the Geneva Conventions.
Dunno why they don’t just put a bunch of stabilized tri-barrel .50 cal turrets on the beams.