Re: Missile Defence, the live version

["Andre Ludwig" <andre.ludwig () gmail com>]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=IcmI6UnR4gg

Video of previously mentioned high energy laser in action.

On 7/13/06, Andre Ludwig <andre.ludwig () gmail com> wrote:
> The portable systems are cooler..
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsJLHX7gxxg
>
> And my guess is they have breed nano elves which they then shoot out
> of nano elf cannons, these nano elves have velcro/sticky gloves that
> they use to cling onto the incoming projectile and then they go to
> work with their plasma cutters on the projectile in mid flight.   I
> mean how else could they do it?
>
>
> On 7/13/06, Jarrod Frates <jfrates.ml () gmail com> wrote:
> > On 7/13/06, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu <Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu> wrote:
> > > Remember that one end of the missle is *already* on fire and designed to
> > > withstand some serious heat for at least a few seconds - and the other end
> > > is being cooled by some really serious airflow.  And keep in mind that many
> > > of the explosive payloads are going to be hard to trigger by mere heating,
> > > they often need a detonator cap (probably buried *well* inside where it's
> > > hard to hit) or electrical discharge or similar.
> >
> > This setup is based on the Tactical High-Energy Laser, which was able
> > to take out salvoes of mortar shells in mid-flight, as well as
> > Katyusha rockets and MANPADS missiles.  It is a very powerful laser,
> > relatively quick to acquire and shoot.  It can be set for various
> > profiles, so that it will shoot at a target moving outside of those
> > parameters but not the Cessna coming in at 80 knots.
> >
> > The laser is probably intended to detonate the fuel by hitting close
> > to the middle, or else cause structural failure due to weakening of a
> > part of the target, causing it to tumble and possibly explode on its
> > own.  I don't believe it takes long to do so, though I was not able to
> > find any information on the lasing time per target, something I
> > suspect is highly classified.
> >
> >
> > Jarrod
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