Navy uses ship mounted laser to cripple ship in first sea test.

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It's only a proof of concept (mainly focusing on the tracking system), but a successful test nonetheless!

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=21338

Deployment of ship mounted lasers is one step closer...

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

Navy aims a laser for a really long time at an outboard motor and finally sets it on fire ;)

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

Sweet, now that's a good use for the old Spruance class destroyers is there was one (destroyer class lol). Now its only a matter of time until the navy gets one of these to play with. :omg:

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting GoaFan77, reply 2
Sweet, now that's a good use for the old Spruance class destroyers is there was one (destroyer class lol). Now its only a matter of time until the navy gets one of these to play with.

Haha--but you just can't beat tradition...

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

Wasn't there also some railgun testing last year too? 

Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Quoting 1Tiberius1, reply 4
Wasn't there also some railgun testing last year too? 

Yes there was! 

'Regular' Guns are now so 20th century...

:grin:

That being said, Iowa Class battleships are still pretty cool.  They need Nuke powerplants though...

 

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

The railgun is a fine deal.  Makes a huge racket and belches plasma and flame.  Fire me a salvo of those matey!

Reply #7 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Particle beams are superior to laser weapons

 

Pretty much sums it up for me. ;)