Author Topic: U.S. Army shoots down artillery shell with lazer (Read 268 times)

Ripsnort · « **on:** November 05, 2002, 03:14:38 PM »

Welcome to the 21st century

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/reuters20021105_512.html

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Using a high-energy laser weapon developed by TRW Inc, the U.S. Army said it shot down an artillery shell in flight on Monday for the first time ever in a test over New Mexico.

The Army and TRW said in a joint announcement that the laser tracked, locked onto and fired a burst of concentrated light energy photons at the artillery projectile in flight at the service's White Sands, New Mexico, test range.

"Seconds later, at a point well short of its intended destination, the projectile was destroyed," the Army's Space and Missile Defense Command said in a news release.

The Mobile Tactical High Energy Laser (MTHEL) is being developed by TRW for the Army and the Israeli Defense Ministry and has been used in past tests to shoot down slower Katyusha Rockets similar to those fired at Israel by militant guerrilla groups.

Thrawn · « **Reply #1 on:** November 05, 2002, 03:21:49 PM »

Aw no way!! You guys have fricken anti-artillary lazers??!!!

Wlfgng · « **Reply #2 on:** November 05, 2002, 03:22:39 PM »

c'mon Thrawn, catch up bro.

you guys took the cup so we had to have something to get even with.. NOW try those slap shots from the point !!!

K98k · « **Reply #3 on:** November 05, 2002, 03:22:49 PM »

does it work in inclimate weather or just really nice days that make ya think about going to the beach instead of fighting a war?

Ripsnort · « **Reply #4 on:** November 05, 2002, 03:27:41 PM »

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Originally posted by K98k
does it work in inclimate weather or just really nice days that make ya think about going to the beach instead of fighting a war?

LOL! Good one!

funkedup · « **Reply #5 on:** November 05, 2002, 03:29:24 PM »

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Originally posted by Thrawn
Aw no way!! You guys have fricken anti-artillary lazers??!!!

Just wait until you see the new shark-mounted version.

Thrawn · « **Reply #6 on:** November 05, 2002, 03:32:33 PM »

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Originally posted by Wlfgng
c'mon Thrawn, catch up bro.

you guys took the cup so we had to have something to get even with.. NOW try those slap shots from the point !!!

We'll have to put Theo in the field.

"Hey Theo, do you hear those incoming rounds?"

"Oui"

"Catch 'em"

Wlfgng · « **Reply #7 on:** November 05, 2002, 03:33:36 PM »

he's too short

Thrawn · « **Reply #8 on:** November 05, 2002, 03:40:55 PM »

Cripes, this reminds me of Civ 2.

"Whew, I finally got musketteers."

"Ha! I have obitally inserted Marines"

"Well, I finally have aircraft"

"Stealth fighters baby!"

"Cannons?"

"Yeah, that would be pretty cool if I didn't have ANTI-ARTILLARY LAZERS!"

"..."

"That's right, squeak."

Pei · « **Reply #9 on:** November 05, 2002, 06:02:55 PM »

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Originally posted by funkedup

Just wait until you see the new shark-mounted version.

Damn, funked beat me too it!

Great minds think alike or perhaps fools seldom differ

mason22 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 05, 2002, 06:18:40 PM »

DON'T TOUCH THE LAAAA-ZER.

CyranoAH · « **Reply #11 on:** November 05, 2002, 06:38:03 PM »

Yeah baby yeah, the new mojolazer is here!

Oh Saddam, behave!

Evil Daniel

udet · « **Reply #12 on:** November 05, 2002, 07:30:44 PM »

damnit I had the same idea, only against missiles, and mounted on aircraft in turrets. I should sue the Army, but I don't have a patent

beet1e · « **Reply #13 on:** November 05, 2002, 09:05:26 PM »

Rip! It's LASER, never LAZER.

Say Hi to Mrs. Rip and the Riplets.

whgates3 · « **Reply #14 on:** November 05, 2002, 09:13:48 PM »

US military technology testing lost all it's credibility with the last series of starwars tests. i dont need to look deeper into this to know the test results were predetermined