US Navy bolting LASER WEAPON onto lead warship for futuristic warfare

www.dailystar.co.uk ^ | 12th January 2018 | By Anders Anglesey

[Red Badger]

Brit-speak...................

[DesertRhino]

That’s because British English is a minority dialect of English. They hate it but it’s true.

[Red Badger]

They are Brits..................

[Nifster]

Don’t get too excited. This is a test a beta. We will see if it can do anything

[Migraine]

Try it out on a few of the Somali pirates. Should be like toasting ants with a magnifying glass!

I thought I was the only one. I called it "fizzling". Now there's a word with some onomatopoetic value in it.

[Red Badger]

My question is can it stay focused while the ship is bobbing up and down?..................

[ClearCase_guy]

President Clinton remained focused on the business of the American people while Monica Lewinski was bobbing up and down.

[CrazyIvan]

“Try it out on a few of the Somali pirates. Should be like toasting ants with a magnifying glass!”

Add marshmallows and make Somors!

[ichabod1]

I imagine... it can. Or at least that’s what they’re about to find out, whether it can or not. Sounds like pretty much of a prototype. Prob shouldn’t even be talking about it to the press.

[Red Badger]

Kinda hard to hide it.....................

[Red Badger]

Yeah, he stayed ‘focused like a laser beam’ on the economy...................

[Zeppo]

Cool...

I’ve always wanted for our navy to have a combat ship with frickin’ laser beams attached to its deck.

[ichabod1]

Yeah, fricken lazer beams attached to the prow of the ship... the concept is badazz.

[Red Badger]

Next up: SHARKS!.......................

[sauropod]

bkmk

[Nifster]

That’s a relatively easy to accomplish compared to the atmospherics issues

[Red Badger]

True. Fog would be a bigger problem.......................

[D_Idaho]

Laser weapons are cool and all, but I think the future of naval warfare belongs to the hypersonic missile. By the time you detect it, it’s already too late.

[Red Badger]

Lasers hit a target over the horizon..........................

[Red Badger]

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