Comment on Tech hobbyist makes shoulder-mounted guided missile prototype with $96 in parts and a 3D printer — DIY MANPADS includes Wi-Fi guidance, ballistics calculations, optional camera for tracking

• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Certainly possible. But you’re still stuck on the r^2^ problem of diminishing returns at a distance. Light doesn’t like staying in a tight beam. The vortex loop is typically not much bigger than the wavelength. I don’t see much of a solution for transmitting energy long distances through air.

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  • WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    So it would basically be a Warhammer Lascannon, fuck.

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