US Navy's Laser Gun Ship

icburns · March 7, 2014

It's ON! Deathstar by 2050.

(good stuff starts at 1:30)

Nice touch that the ship fitted with a ray of dazzling light for defense is called the USS Ponce.

Dylan · March 7, 2014

HOO-YAH NAVY!!!

icburns · March 7, 2014

Dylan said:
HOO-YAH NAVY!!!

I thought about tagging you, but figured you'd be on scene almost immediately.

peteblue · March 7, 2014

The Chinese will have this copied and fitted to every sampan by the end of the week......

Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian · March 7, 2014

Are they having uniforms designed by Gaultier ?

Navy Cake on the menu EVERY night.

Oooooooooooh, look at him with his lights.

Walken · March 7, 2014

sounds like a great way to waste money

SerenityNigh · March 7, 2014

When will it be fitted to paratrooper cats?

Hellerad · March 7, 2014

SerenityNigh said:
When will it be fitted to paratrooper cats?

Its currently in testing with sharks.

SerenityNigh · March 7, 2014

icburns said:
It's ON! Deathstar by 2050.

(good stuff starts at 1:30)

Nice touch that the ship fitted with a ray of dazzling light for defense is called the USS Ponce.

Is that tracking the drone in realtime? That's a boss weapon like.

orly · March 7, 2014

icburns said:
It's ON! Deathstar by 2050.

(good stuff starts at 1:30)

Nice touch that the ship fitted with a ray of dazzling light for defense is called the USS Ponce.

Cannot believe we have gone several posts on this topic without

Deleted member 28206 · March 7, 2014

@Dylan
Don't the US already use similar tech?

Garrick · March 7, 2014

I thought about being upset that my neighbors are starving while we blow anyway untold millions on crap like this, but y'know what I'll just embrace it instead.

America.

rascal · March 7, 2014

Does it have a working tractor beam?

Hellerad · March 7, 2014

SerenityNigh said:

Great movie.

Dylan · March 7, 2014

Bryan said:
@Dylan
Don't the US already use similar tech?

Haha, nope.

It is amazing the stuff that people sometimes think we can do. I was on an article talking about the new SSBN replacement and someone commenting claimed to be a WWII submariner, and his diesel boat would dive to 3000 feet and do 30 knots submerged. He claimed modern nuke boats could do 55kts submerged at depths of 5500 feet.

Couple of things, he wasn't a WWII vet, and submarines can't dive as deep as his claimed WWII boat. Deeper than 800 feet, faster than 25knots.

And @Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian yep, I think that uniform was introduced last year.....