"Lockheed Martin's New Killer Laser Will Change Life For Troops On The Ground"

Good. Especially since we may need to worry about this: "Inside China's Secret Arsenal".  

Comments

[zyxwvutsr]

Enemy's old attack plan:

1. Attack.

Enemy's new attack plan:

1. Shoot the white trailer.
2. Attack.

[JorgXMckie]

With what equipment will step 1 be carried out? Am I wrong to assume that a laser capable of destroying a rocket at 3 miles would be similarly able to destroy aircraft at that distance [or perhaps further, given the probable slower speed of aircraft]?

And aren't the ground troops going to be equipped to handle ground-based attacks? Sure no individual instance of such a unit is invulnerable, and it makes sense to attack them first, but I fail to see how that results in a worse position, on average, than faced by the ground troops now. Multiplying the number of targets that needs to be taken out surely isn't an advantage for the attacker.

[zyxwvutsr]

"With what equipment will step 1 be carried out?"

I dunno. I would use a rifle, probably.

[JorgXMckie]

So step one is basically no different than before, you just have to do it twice now. Okay, I guess.