0 Question: can you use laser in a battle feild Keywords: applications of science, laser, war, warfare Asked by deathstar to Stuart on 27 Jun 2013.
Stuart Archer answered on 27 Jun 2013:
You can – in fact, the US Navy has already tried out a laser gun to shoot down drones and missiles:
http://gizmodo.com/5994074/watch-a-navy-laser-gun-blast-a-drone-right-out-of-the-sky
I think it would be a long time before we see anything like a hand held laser rifle, like in the movies and games, as lasers take a lot of power to fire them – you’d need a battery the size of a car!
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