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Message no. 1
From: Nightfox <DJWA@******.UCC.NAU.EDU>
Subject: instead
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1993 22:47:08 -0700
hows about instead of this crowbar shooting satellite we use a satellite with a
BIG solar mirror laser or a just a BIG laser with mundo capacitors. With enough
power (an no ammo) the laser would be mighty effective. Either that or I
watched real genius too many times.

how about just shooting a few dozen ceremic coated 'crowbars' they would be
mundo effective. Aslo we are loosing the point - somehting that big in space
would not be used to target vehicles it would be used on buildings and cities.
the flechet one would be really effective on a city.
Message no. 2
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: instead
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 00:01:59 -0600
On Wed, 8 Dec 1993, Nightfox wrote:

> hows about instead of this crowbar shooting satellite we use a satellite with a
> BIG solar mirror laser or a just a BIG laser with mundo capacitors. With enough
> power (an no ammo) the laser would be mighty effective. Either that or I
> watched real genius too many times.

You have.

Beam weapons will never be as effective as physical weapons, except in
that they don't ahve ammo. Some smoke, some clouds, a mirrror, and
you've suddently defeated the purpose of of a laser. And of those Star
Wars tests that 'supposedly' demonstrated beam weapons destroying ICBM
parts, they've been revealed to have been mostly rigged to impress the
congress-critters anyways.

> how about just shooting a few dozen ceremic coated 'crowbars' they would be
> mundo effective. Aslo we are loosing the point - somehting that big in space
> would not be used to target vehicles it would be used on buildings and cities.
> the flechet one would be really effective on a city.

One Neutron bomb. Kill the living, take their tanks and cities. That's
probably a much more effective philosophy.

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Message no. 3
From: Robert Watkins <bob@**.NTU.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: instead
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1993 01:47:44 +0930
>
>hows about instead of this crowbar shooting satellite we use a satellite with a
>BIG solar mirror laser or a just a BIG laser with mundo capacitors. With enough
>power (an no ammo) the laser would be mighty effective. Either that or I
>watched real genius too many times.
>
>how about just shooting a few dozen ceremic coated 'crowbars' they would be
>mundo effective. Aslo we are loosing the point - somehting that big in space
>would not be used to target vehicles it would be used on buildings and cities.
>the flechet one would be really effective on a city.
>

Well, a BIG solar mirror laser is an easy target... :) I'd rather put in a
nuclear reactor.

And the whole point of making this thing is to be able to take out lots of
stuff without inflicting "collateral damage". If you want to take out a city,
use a nuke for God's sake. :)



--
Robert Watkins bob@******.cs.ntu.edu.au
Real Programmers never work 9 to 5. If any real programmers are around at 9 am,
it's because they were up all night.
Message no. 4
From: "C. Paul Douglas" <granite@********.CLARK.NET>
Subject: Re: instead
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 15:51:24 -0500
On Wed, 8 Dec 1993, Nightfox wrote:

> hows about instead of this crowbar shooting satellite we use a satellite with a
> BIG solar mirror laser or a just a BIG laser with mundo capacitors. With enough
> power (an no ammo) the laser would be mighty effective. Either that or I
> watched real genius too many times.

anybody ever see akira??? they have this orbital laser sat that does a
real good imitation of a magnifying glass over an ant. if you haven't
seen it see it - it has some real good ideas [sr type] in it
---------------GRANITE
Message no. 5
From: Chris Ryan <chrisr@*******.FIT.QUT.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: instead
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1993 09:33:46 --1000
> BIG solar mirror laser or a just a BIG laser with mundo capacitors. With enough
> power (an no ammo) the laser would be mighty effective. Either that or I
> watched real genius too many times.

Even if the laser would work, you've got a BIG problem with this set up - it's
quite noticable and would be very easy to disable.

> mundo effective. Aslo we are loosing the point - somehting that big in space
> would not be used to target vehicles it would be used on buildings and cities.
> the flechet one would be really effective on a city.

I agree. I think this idea is good for stationary targets of a reasonable size
that can taken out with saturated 'fire'.

Chris

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