Lasers are EXTREMELY susceptible to atmospheric conditions
Fog, Humidity, Sandstorms, and fucking Rain would wreck absolute havoc on its effectiveness. No fucking way it could penetrate through the clouds, let alone a human because lasers are calibrated at the infrared. They do NOT penetrate
Secondly, Lasers are not affected by gravity
As such, if your laser is ground-based, it would not have any further range that the horizon. Around 6km depending on your elevation.
That's hilariously short range. We have artilleries that can hit 150km. Railgun can hit 200m. Missiles can hit from the other side of the world.
Lastly: Lasers are not unstoppable. Tank armors are already designed to dissipitate and equalize heat. A laser weapon would need to keep its aim on the same spot for as long as a minute just to penetrate it. And this is not including photochromatic technology that would render it completely ineffective
>>11803558Indeed but Lasers are also not without its advantages.
Lasers are extremely accurate and hits in an instant. No need for calculating trajectory. It hits right when the trigger was pulled. This makes it extremely useful as an anti-missile defense
Also, weaponized lasers are calibrated in infrared. This makes them completely invisible to human vision and allows for stealthy missions.
The most horrifying fact however is what happens if you got hit by a laser. Remember that lasers do not penetrate. As such, your body would absorb all that heat.
If you're lucky, the laser would just cause you to overheat and faint out of heat stroke
If you're unlucky, the heat and pressure in your body would accumulate causing you to explode.
I'm guessing that anti-infantry lasers would be banned.
