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AnimalMuppetyesterday at 9:14 PM1 replyview on HN

Lasers might be really useful if a ship is being attacked by a swarm of drones. (The part about hitting those drones may be future, though...)


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hermitcrabyesterday at 9:25 PM

The same blog has an excellent series on lasers as a naval weapon:

part 1: https://www.navalgazing.net/Lasers-at-Sea-Part-1

NB/ Lasers do not cope well with smoke, fog or rain.