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> Seawater is moreor-less transparent to a properly tuned blue/green lasers, so
> there would be little/no attenuation. No moving parts to corrode in the
> saltwater, and no ejection ports to get gummed up by oceanic detritus.
Nope. It is somewhat translucent to it, to a range of somewhat less than 500
ft.
Otherwise, why do you think that we still work with SONAR for detection of
subs?
James
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| (...) Because we can't get the laser technology to work properly yet, but the Navy is currently funding major research & development programs to figure out how to do just that. It's no more blue-sky than supercavitating machine-gun bullets. --Karim (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) You know, that's a great point--I think that when I'm back Stateside, it'll be time to produce something on this principle. Why wouldn't *sonic* weapons be ideal for a fluid medium? If you can work out the dynamics and the power, wave (...) (24 years ago, 4-Sep-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Seawater is moreor-less transparent to a properly tuned blue/green lasers, so there would be little/no attenuation. No moving parts to corrode in the saltwater, and no ejection ports to get gummed up by oceanic detritus. --Karim (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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