Amazing how far we have come! I recall the ones just a couple of years ago were mainly limited by the fact they had to keep heating the same spot for several seconds
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Amazing how far we have come! I recall the ones just a couple of years ago were mainly limited by the fact they had to keep heating the same spot for several seconds
Iron Beam uses hundreds of lower power beams (less attenuation by atmosphere) which converge on the target in real time. The lasers are part of the detection system with the first one intersecting the target then causing the others to immediately converge.