re: New TBMD Laser

Yes I did read that book, enjoyable. looks like they're preparing to go
operational with this weapon. they've already got funding for a squadron
of
seven Boeing 747-400s mounted with the TBMSD Laser.

Los

laserlight wrote:

> Read, I think, Cardinal of the Kremlin, which contains mention of this
and
> other problems in firing a laser thru atmosphere.
>
> > From: Los <los@cris.com>
> > 1. The targetting laser paints the target.
> > 2. The returning beam is measured for distortion. Assessing the
> > atmorshphere between the laser and the missle.
> > 3. The "rubber mirrors or lenses" distort the primary beam as it's
fired
> > by the atmosphere, in almost an opposite fashion. The beam can be
over a
> > meter in diameter as it leaves the AC.
> > 4. The very atmosphere the laser is passing through refocuses the
> > distorted beam so that when it reached the target, it's back into
its
> > killing configuration (roughly the shape of a basketball.)
> >
> > In FT usage, would this specify that a space-based Beam system is
> > potentially ineffective against atmospheric targets unless it
contains a
> > similar distortion-compensating mechanism?
> >
> > Los