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HELIOS: US Navy will shoot you down with it's big frickin' laser beam
I require Rain Man commentary on this news item.
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Man, the phasers on the Enterprise always sucked. They were never effective.
Every time I heard Kirk or Picard or whatever bark out, "Fire phasers" I was like, "Why even ****ing bother? Just go straight to the torpedos, man" |
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Warp Nacelles don't generate power. They typically house the Bussard Collectors and use the power generated by THE WARP CORE in order to generate a stable warp bubble/field. Stick to Star Wars analogies. ![]() |
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More nacelles = more bussards = more fuel = more powerful warp core = SUPERPHASER. At least that's what Mr. Vader's Guide to the Millennium Enterprise tells me.
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Hmm, I'm curious what's the benefit over a rocket and many times can it shoot bogies down before the batter becomes an issue or it gets too hot? I'm wondering if it's just cool rather than effective, showy.
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It’s cool seeing it fire but I’m curious about what damage it does. I would love to see some Somali pirates get blasted by laser trying to jack a ship.
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There's a reason for that. Don't want your limited photon torpedoes slamming into fully powered shields. Phasers are used to bring down shields.
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These are questions that I came up with just off the top of my head. Weapons systems always look awesome when they are presented and that is because demonstrations are always meant to tease us with possibilities, but the realities of combat dictate that such systems be questioned thoroughly and tested realistically. Lives depend on it.
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Photon Torpedoes, are really where its at!
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If you can get past the Cringy title, he does break down why Laser systems are being worked on to help stop cheap drones from doing as much damage. Now this is also land based so there are some differences but I think the concept is the same. If I have one of the ships generators producing power for the laser, and the laser can shoot down incoming missiles / drones there are some advantages. I dont have to stock multiple million dollar intercept missiles on board. I don't have that explosive ordinance on board to complicate things if something does get through. And cost per shot is much lower. Star wars quotes you say??? "Now Witness the firepower of this full armed and operational Arleigh Burk!!!" |
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If that beam ever misses it's target and goes on to hit an alien spacecraft we may be in for a load of shitstorm.
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