Re: Missile Defence, the live version

["Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>]

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 , 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.

for those too lazy to google:

http://www.strangehorizons.com/2003/20030505/energy_weapons.shtml

Does anyone know if a reflective surface would deflect this laser, or
is it too powerful?

-JP
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