LOCKMART@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agoParry this you conventional weaponsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1327arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1324arrow-down1imageParry this you conventional weaponsh.itjust.worksLOCKMART@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square75fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-21 month 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-squareWoodScientist@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month 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.