Author Topic: US Navy nearly fires on Iranian Ships (Read 5141 times)

TheDudeDVant · « **Reply #180 on:** January 16, 2008, 10:44:34 PM »

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Originally posted by ghi
i wonder if this laser defense systems are already operational and in use in Navy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVxZ9IHTH2E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcmI6UnR4gg&feature=related

If that were real, wouldn't that be a much better missle defence than what our government is spending billions on?

Track a motar round? Hows that work you think?

Sandman · « **Reply #181 on:** January 16, 2008, 10:50:18 PM »

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Originally posted by rstel01
Were you there?

I was and the bottom line is Capatain Will Rodgers acted in the best interests of his ship, his crew, the law of the sea and the right of the United States Naval Warships Operating in international waters.

Otherwise, this is where my input to the discussion ends.

Best Regards

Did a couple of cruises with the Vincennes in the early 80's.

If someone we're to ask, "If a Navy ship shot down an airliner, which one do you think it would be?"

I'd have answered, "Vincennes."

Furball · « **Reply #182 on:** January 17, 2008, 02:24:32 AM »

Where would they get the power to operate a Laser like that in the field? Bet it takes huge amounts of power.

moot · « **Reply #183 on:** January 17, 2008, 07:04:06 AM »

No Furball, latest tech has relatively low output lasers detonating mortar rounds in a few seconds. In addition to that, there's been some other tracking tech public demo that can indeed track mortar rounds.
Put the two together and you have an effective mortar defense out in the boonies... I think the tracker video had it frying two or three shells fired in a row. I think both videos were linked to on the forum, but I can dig it up if you're interested. I'm pretty sure the former was, and IIRC it was called fibre laser, or something about the laser beam not being completely coherent or something.

Edit- Looks like the tracker tech is in ghi's link.