> The Stealth fighter is moving at mach 2 The Ship is moving at 40 mph
Irrelevant, lasers move at the speed of light.
> At sea level, humidity, salt spray, and atmospheric thermal turbulence absorb beam energy, causing thermal blooming
> At Sea Level: Air density is 100%. A 100 kW laser beam diverges quickly and may struggle to keep a tight focal point beyond 3 to 5 km.
> At 45,000 Feet: Air density drops by 80% down to roughly 20% and water vapor is almost zero.
THis may all be true, but the problems of heating dynamics remain. A laser cannot requires cooling times for both plane and ship because of heat, which limits the frequency it can be used.
> The missile likely to take down a stealth fighter is a infrared air to air missile. They have glass domes that allow light and heat to enter. Thus vulnerable to getting blinded
> The missile likely to take down a ship is a hypersonic antiship missile, is likely using a AESA seeker and sporting a extremely tough and heat resistant ceramic dome. You cannot blind a AESA seeker, a ship would need a hard kill and to try to burn through a missile body designed to survive the extreme heat and force of moving at hypersonic speeds at low altitudes.
Dont tell me, tell the he navies of the world who have tried and failed to create lasers mounted on ships.
Irrelevant, lasers move at the speed of light.
> At sea level, humidity, salt spray, and atmospheric thermal turbulence absorb beam energy, causing thermal blooming
> At Sea Level: Air density is 100%. A 100 kW laser beam diverges quickly and may struggle to keep a tight focal point beyond 3 to 5 km.
> At 45,000 Feet: Air density drops by 80% down to roughly 20% and water vapor is almost zero.
THis may all be true, but the problems of heating dynamics remain. A laser cannot requires cooling times for both plane and ship because of heat, which limits the frequency it can be used.
> The missile likely to take down a stealth fighter is a infrared air to air missile. They have glass domes that allow light and heat to enter. Thus vulnerable to getting blinded
> The missile likely to take down a ship is a hypersonic antiship missile, is likely using a AESA seeker and sporting a extremely tough and heat resistant ceramic dome. You cannot blind a AESA seeker, a ship would need a hard kill and to try to burn through a missile body designed to survive the extreme heat and force of moving at hypersonic speeds at low altitudes.
Dont tell me, tell the he navies of the world who have tried and failed to create lasers mounted on ships.