PGMP-8
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This is a laser pistol, not a plasma gun. It's also not likely to be a particularly useful weapon in the field - no tolerance for dirt, water, or rough treatment, not much damage (looked like about a 3 mm hole burnt into light materials), and deliberately rigged to fire a very short-duration burst - I'd be surprised if that "fifty-round" battery charge (off of four Li-ion batteries! Oy, the weight!) totaled to a full second.
In short, this is a toy for well-to-do hobbyists, not a weapon system for insurgents. And if he tries to sell it to the latter as the latter, they're likely to introduce him to a real weapon system.
In short, this is a toy for well-to-do hobbyists, not a weapon system for insurgents. And if he tries to sell it to the latter as the latter, they're likely to introduce him to a real weapon system.
Rusty_Unycorn
Mongoose
That could be somewhat lethal... BUt I bet that we could build a better one using this kit: http://unitednuclear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=94
Yes, that is a handheld industrial laser. Notice the 5mm beam?
As for an insurgents real weapons system.... DO you know how much wear and tear an AK-47 can take before breaking down? A lot. And ammo is cheap. 4 li ion batteries and a charging station? Not so much.
Yes, that is a handheld industrial laser. Notice the 5mm beam?
As for an insurgents real weapons system.... DO you know how much wear and tear an AK-47 can take before breaking down? A lot. And ammo is cheap. 4 li ion batteries and a charging station? Not so much.
The photo of the plasma ball it fired gave me the impression it was a plasma gun.
It's firing through a lens, a solid lens. That means that what it's firing is energy (which can propagate through a lens), not plasma (which would either be stopped by the physical lens or break it).
Believe me, it will be quite some time before anyone is ready to prototype a 1 MW plasma gun which is anywhere near man-portable. I work with one-megawatt plasma etchers; they're about one displacement ton in size, not counting ancillary equipment. They're also not weapon speed on anything with even minor energy resistance; to etch thirteen-hundred-odd nanometers into silicon takes them about a minute and a half to two minutes; I'd hate to think how long it would take them to penetrate armor-grade ceramic composites.
As I said, laser pistol, not a plasma gun.
It's firing through a lens, a solid lens. That means that what it's firing is energy (which can propagate through a lens), not plasma (which would either be stopped by the physical lens or break it).
Believe me, it will be quite some time before anyone is ready to prototype a 1 MW plasma gun which is anywhere near man-portable. I work with one-megawatt plasma etchers; they're about one displacement ton in size, not counting ancillary equipment. They're also not weapon speed on anything with even minor energy resistance; to etch thirteen-hundred-odd nanometers into silicon takes them about a minute and a half to two minutes; I'd hate to think how long it would take them to penetrate armor-grade ceramic composites.
As I said, laser pistol, not a plasma gun.
Scott Kalkwarf
Mongoose
Then that would be a pulse laser. Not a ship grade one, but in technical terms. ??
Its not a steady beam, just a pulse of energy.
Its not a steady beam, just a pulse of energy.
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