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Originally Posted by RustyBattleship
550 yards is a little too close for me. Especially since the standard 20mm Phalanx has a far greater range but is programmed not to open fire until the target is 1,850 meters (2,000 yards) incoming.
I uploaded a real player news report to TopHatter of a Laser not only shooting down missiles but blowing up incoming 8 inch artillery shells also.
I don't know how to upload this kind of stuff but it really is amazing that we have a Buck Rogers type of "Ray Gun" now.
Or is it a Star Wars "Blaster"?
Maybe a Star Trek "Phaser"?
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Wow, 550 yards that is way to close. That missle will strike with approx 2.5-3 seconds. I hope that laser is not only fast but extremely powerful and reliable. Myself I would install multiple Phalanx cannons down the sides of the ship fore and aft and increase its standard load out time from 4,500 rounds per minute and make it capable of several (5) minutes worth of concentrated 20mm gatling fire. Make it its own magazine if you have to but atleast 5 solid minutes of concentrated fire from eack mount to protect the ship and faster drum or mag reloads instead of 30 min to 45 min for reloads to protect from mulitple inbounds.
Phalanx is simplicity it only requires minimal electric from its host and cooling water for the mount and its radar/s.
I wonder how much current that pulse laser draws under load.