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    Laser cannon story that's brilliant for two reasons

    The U.S. Navy's First Laser Cannon Is Now Deployed in the Persian Gulf
    http://gizmodo.com/the-us-navys-first-laser-cannon-is-now-deployed-in-the-1659644456?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
    After seven years and $40 million of development, the US Navy has finally sent its prototype laser weapon, one capable of blowing holes clean through


    1- Feckin' laser cannons.

    2- The US named a ship "Ponce".
    The genesis of the "evil Finn" concept- Evil, evil Finland
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    John Miller, the 5th Fleet commander
    To us, it is the BEAST.

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      JM
      To us, it is the BEAST.

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        This is kinda old news, IIRC this ship and its laser were deployed about a year ago. USS Ponce is named after Ponce, Puerto Rico, fyi. But yes, very cool
        If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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          I wonder what made them choose that ship, out of all their choices, to put something sparkly and faaaaabulous on?
          The genesis of the "evil Finn" concept- Evil, evil Finland

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          • #6
            They put new stuff like that on a mostly harmless ship that would not be targeted by anyone because they are afraid to have to use it in a real battle.
            “It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”

            ― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man​

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            • #7
              It needs Mountbatten pink camouflage.
              One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.

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                The ship is too old to be useful for anything but a testbed, but it can still sail, and it's big enough that it can power a laser.
                If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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                  Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
                  The ship is too old to be useful for anything but a testbed, but it can still sail, and it's big enough that it can power a laser.
                  So it is now one of the most powerful ships we have.
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                  • #10
                    The laser can shoot down small airplanes in good weather. Just like all of our ships. Only difference here is that this one can use a laser to do it instead of one of these dudes:

                    If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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                      A laser cannon is more awesome.
                      I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
                      For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator Rubio

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                      • #12
                        I don't disagree, but you said more powerful, not more awesome.
                        If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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                          Phalanx

                          LAZER GUNS (and we ran out of people to mutilate and get hands from)
                          Indifference is Bliss

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                            Originally posted by N35t0r View Post
                            Phalanx
                            I'm a hipster when it comes to phalanx.

                            To us, it is the BEAST.

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                              Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
                              The ship is too old to be useful for anything but a testbed, but it can still sail, and it's big enough that it can power a laser.
                              Not quite. It is old will but is also a fully loaded part of the amphibious group in the area. What she does have is lots of room to house new gear such as this without affecting her primary mission (unlike our crowded packed to the gills surface combatants) and being at the end of her life we don't have to worry about the follow on effects of modifying her for too long.
                              "The DPRK is still in a state of war with the U.S. It's called a black out." - Che explaining why orbital nightime pictures of NK show few lights. Seriously.

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