BraveLittleToaster@lemmy.world to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 years agoWhy doesn't the military do this? are they stupid?lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1357arrow-down19
arrow-up1348arrow-down1external-linkWhy doesn't the military do this? are they stupid?lemmy.worldBraveLittleToaster@lemmy.world to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years agoIn 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 years agoJust make the mirror as wide as the drone! Oh, wait…
minus-squareSocsa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoAnd keeping the mirror surface clean
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoYeah 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.