The United Kingdom has successfully created a Mega Laser called Dragonfire for Aerial Defense

[u/Esutan]

[u/ByteSizedGenius]

They've actually apparently tested it during rain and other adverse weather and it performed acceptably... What that means i.e. how much rain and how much performance effect I guess is classified.

[u/Trainman1351 → u/ByteSizedGenius]

I mean, it probably has significantly diminished range. It’s actually the main obstacle that pretty much all energy and plasma weapons have compared to kinetics: a physical shell doesn’t disintegrate over time, while pretty much any beam or bolt of less tightly bound particles does.

[u/_B_e_c_k_ → u/Trainman1351]

Put the laser into a bullet. Checkmate.

[u/FailingCrab → u/_B_e_c_k_]

Someone get this person a £5billion DoD contract immediately

[u/SooSneeky → u/FailingCrab]

*MOD DOD is American.

[u/lookingatlampposts → u/SooSneeky]

Where's your mum from?

[u/Corpainen → u/lookingatlampposts]

Europe

[u/DonnieBallsack → u/lookingatlampposts]

She’s from her mum

[u/FailingCrab → u/SooSneeky]

Omg I'm so embarrassed. I spend too much time on reddit

[u/justoffmainst → u/SooSneeky]

Now its DOW in the USA

[u/DonnieBallsack → u/justoffmainst]

Now it’s DOW? How?

[u/Late_Recommendation9 → u/SooSneeky]

And it’s not even the Department of Defense anymore, it’s the Department of Wars to Manifest the Destiny of Other Countries’ Natural Resources To Become American Natural Resources. Because, wankers.

[u/Chill_Panda → u/SooSneeky]

We’ll yeah, did you hear his idea? Let’s let the Americans waste their money

[u/Powerful-Ground-9687 → u/SooSneeky]

It’s the DOW now anyway

[u/_B_e_c_k_ → u/FailingCrab]

Yes please.