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rdtscyesterday at 3:16 PM1 replyview on HN

At very short distances and with a lot of power, perhaps. Despite what we see in movies laser beams diverge. And then with distance it’s harder to track moving objects precisely to hit the same spot long enough to melt it.

At that point might as well spend the money to use a kinetic weapon with basic tracking and ballistic calculations.


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chatmastayesterday at 4:05 PM

Kinetic weapons pose greater risk to bystanders.