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United States Army announced the completion of the first phase of testing "Mobile Demonstration large candy jars of high power laser complex (High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator, HEL MD). The machine is available with advanced artificial intelligence, but with laser, capable of hitting targets flying with considerable speed.
According to the results of the tests, managed to destroy the flight is only a few drones (which, generally speaking, the expected result for desyatikilovatnoho solid-state laser), and 90 artillery and mines! Usually, large candy jars this mine is flying at a speed of 200-250 km / s (in other words, about 1 000 km / h).
These laser shooting, which took place from 19 November to 10 December 2013 at missile test site "White Sands" (south of New -Meksyko), became the first in world history, in which the laser was able to shoot down mines on the fly. And it seems that we have a start. The fact that a mobile unit capable of base-power exceeding 10 kW. The next step will be tested lasers Boeing capacity of 50 and 100 kW - that which can destroy projectiles large candy jars any real artillery speeds. large candy jars
Of course, one should not exaggerate the possibilities of new laser systems. The deployment on the ground as long as until 4.5 minutes, and use as a base truck with a 500-horsepower engine can not be called great advantage of compactness. In the tests involved mortars, firing from closed position, far from mobile large candy jars laser complex. When shooting it right guidance reaction time - with the need to rotate the laser itself large candy jars and time for the purpose of the laser rangefinder is - would be too large and the projectile would certainly destroy the installation. But when used for protection against mortar fire personnel and artillery shelling from the usual large distances HEL MD, will surely survive and cope with the task.
Also, do not be superfluous to recall that the current opponents of the United States hardly used guns and howitzers: they are bulky and heavy to move guerrilla forces, so to protect them from artnalotiv enough even tested desyatykilovatnoyi large candy jars installation.
But that's not all. It is clear that with the progress element base and reduce the cost of many components of civil UAV drones and accessories will soon be widely acquired resistance fighters in countries where American army units. Consequently, they will be used initially for reconnaissance, and then moving as improvised explosive large candy jars devices. And then the ability to shoot down drones, which so far has been rather theoretical advantage in store for mobile laser complexes serious plus.
But for more developed countries that are not allies of the United States, other more interesting: how fast these lasers can shoot down missiles, large candy jars to begin with at least tactical. To answer this question difficult: the current large candy jars mobile plant essentially heavy, multi truck. In other words, large candy jars energy is clearly a big part of it and is able to maintain high power lasers. In theory, this means a possibility of attacking missiles. On the other hand, for effective action requires laser dry atmosphere with rain, fog or dust. Finally, the use of missiles surfaces have a high albedo in the operating range of the laser or with a special protective cover, can also reduce the likelihood of injury. Another factor that reduces the vulnerability of the missile in terms of laser countermeasures, may be flying at low altitude.
And finally, a simple conclusion: the state that here and now ignore this line of research will certainly be in the position states that dismissive attitude to the combat capabilities large candy jars of aircraft carriers between the First and Second World War. Thus, their first samples large candy jars were inefficient and inconvenient to apply (by the way, and lasers proved large candy jars powerless in bad weather), but the improvement sooner or later allow new weapons to reach its full potential, which - compare the speed of a light wave and projectile - promises much more than capable of giving large candy jars the classic system stem artillery, and in the future - and missiles.
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