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To: Red Badger

Cool. I don’t know much about military stuff, but it seems like a countermeasure would be to locate the cannon based on the last known position of where a swarm was shot down, and either shell or bomb the area to get the cannon, which will be expensive. Until all other kids mass produce it.


2 posted on 01/19/2024 5:56:01 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Pearls Before Swine

You may not know the direction of attack against the drone swarm so your initial guess about the laser’s position has a huge uncertainty. If the laser is effective to, say, 5 km, then the laser’s position could be anywhere in a 5 km radius of the swarm. You can’t target with information that imprecise.


3 posted on 01/19/2024 6:05:15 PM PST by 17th Miss Regt ( )
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Laser defenses are becoming potent enough that they will soon be able to destroy bombs, cannon shells, missiles, and aircraft in flight. At a certain point of development and effectiveness, the costs of laser defenses versus incoming projectiles and weapons shifts in favor of lasers under a broad range of conditions. As that happens, defensive lasers will tilt the strategic balance in favor of defense — at least for wealthy and technically proficient societies.


19 posted on 01/19/2024 6:42:02 PM PST by Rockingham (`)
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