Mr Worf...arm photon torpedoes

[Fox Mike]

The starship Enterprise is coming to the US Navy
http://news.yahoo.com/see-navys-futuristic-laser-weapon-action-232350984.html

 

[GunnyGene]

Yep. I expect these will be installed on just about every ship within a few years. Unlimited ammo has been a long time dream of the military.

 

[Bull Barrel]

But will dilithium crystals be available?

 

[DA_TriggR4Ruger]

Unlimited ammo... Not unlimited power source. Di-Lithium-(ion) is a real possibility, but not sure if it would be Crystal form...

 

[Jimbo357mag]

59 cents a shot. That's less than a 44 magnum. I wonder how much those 'Rail Gun' shots cost?

I also wonder how many of these are on dry land?

 

[coach]

It may be coming to a train near you.
Now if they made a driveway snow melter I would appreciate that come January.
http://www.cnet.com/news/train-mounted-lasers-blast-tracks-clean/

 

[Dan in MI]

Wow, deployed in the M.E. hopefully the stun setting is broken.

 

[Robes]

I know that Iran really touts their "Swift attack boats".... which are basically hi powered motor boats....kind of like a poor mans PT boat. Their strategy is to employ a fleet of them against a larger ship to overcome it with numbers. Did you see what that laser can do to a small boat? Between that and a couple MK 15 Phalanx.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb5lKhqqhTg

 

[DA_TriggR4Ruger]

Can't they self destruct those boats? Maybe they should use real torpedoes instead of make shifting their inline outboard moterboats into them.

 

[SAJohn]

Don't bother using that laser welder on a rainy day.