BraveLittleToaster@lemmy.world to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2年前Why doesn't the military do this? are they stupid?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1357arrow-down19
arrow-up1348arrow-down1imageWhy doesn't the military do this? are they stupid?lemmy.worldBraveLittleToaster@lemmy.world to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2年前message-square71fedilink
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2年前In all seriousness, wavelength-specific dielectric mirrors can approach six nines of reflectivity. The hard part is hitting the mirror instead of the drone.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2年前Just make the mirror as wide as the drone! Oh, wait…
minus-squareSocsa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2年前And keeping the mirror surface clean
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2年前Yeah I guess you can’t pulse-ablate a mirror made of plastic. Though it invites a backup strategy of spraying your enemies with molten drone.
In all seriousness, wavelength-specific dielectric mirrors can approach six nines of reflectivity.
The hard part is hitting the mirror instead of the drone.
Just make the mirror as wide as the drone! Oh, wait…
And keeping the mirror surface clean
Yeah I guess you can’t pulse-ablate a mirror made of plastic.
Though it invites a backup strategy of spraying your enemies with molten drone.