@LOCKMART@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 2 months agoParry this you conventional weaponsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1335arrow-down13file-text
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minus-square@Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish8•edit-22 months agoIt can’t melt through such a large mass of steel in the short time it has before it hits. The lasers are meant for missiles which have very thin metal walls. Also, the AP rounds aren’t explosive. They’re a solid mass of steel. https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2015/february/armaments-innovations-navys-supershells
minus-square@WoodScientist@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoHuh. Learn something new every day.
It can’t melt through such a large mass of steel in the short time it has before it hits. The lasers are meant for missiles which have very thin metal walls. Also, the AP rounds aren’t explosive. They’re a solid mass of steel.
https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2015/february/armaments-innovations-navys-supershells
Huh. Learn something new every day.