Originally Posted by M21Sniper

"I'll bet 50-75 years before they are ready for primetime. ie reliable enough for military use."

Oh i'll take that bet for ANY amount you wish to wager.(let's see, 50 years ago in 1955 the F-86 Sabre was state of the art, and 75 years ago in 1930 we were still flying bi-planes).

$10,000 year 2005 USD okay with you Gunny?(more would be much, much better)

I put scramshells at 10 years, and railguns at 20 years. I figure 15 years for useful tactical lasers(fighter sized units).