Categorizing High Energy Laser Effects for the Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual
Title | Categorizing High Energy Laser Effects for the Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual PDF eBook |
Author | James A. Markham |
Publisher | |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Laser weapons |
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Defense Science Board Task Force on High Energy Laser Weapon Systems Applications
Title | Defense Science Board Task Force on High Energy Laser Weapon Systems Applications PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 232 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1428917764 |
JTCG/ME, Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Munitions Effectiveness
Title | JTCG/ME, Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Munitions Effectiveness PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 20 |
Release | 1998* |
Genre | Military weapons |
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Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual
Title | Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual PDF eBook |
Author | U.S. Army Materiel System Analysis Activity |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Ammunition |
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High Energy Laser (Hel)
Title | High Energy Laser (Hel) PDF eBook |
Author | Bahman Zohuri |
Publisher | Trafford Publishing |
Pages | 211 |
Release | 2014-11-22 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1490751378 |
Directed Energy Weapons is nothing new to mankind, historically the origination of such weapons falls in centuries ago when first time the famous Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer Archimedes of Syracuse used different mirrors to collect sunbeams and focusing them on Romans fleet in order to destroy enemy ships with fire. This is known as the Archimedes Heat Ray. Archimedes may have used mirrors acting collectively as a parabolic reflector to burn ships attacking Syracuse. The device was used to focus sunlight onto approaching ships, causing them to catch fire. Of course the myth or reality of Archimedes Heat Ray still is a questionable story, but certain experiments with the help of a group of students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology was carried out with 127 one-foot (30 cm) square mirror tiles in October of 2005 that was focused on a mock-up wooden ship at a range of around 100 feet (30 m). The flames broke out on a patch of the ship, but only after the sky had been cloudless and the ship had remained stationary for around ten minutes. It was concluded the device was a feasible weapon under these conditions.
Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual
Title | Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Fire control (Gunnery) |
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Review of Directed Energy Technology for Countering Rockets, Artillery, and Mortars (RAM)
Title | Review of Directed Energy Technology for Countering Rockets, Artillery, and Mortars (RAM) PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 42 |
Release | 2008-09-22 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 0309178800 |
The United States Army is looking for ways to defend against missile and mortar attacks. In this book, the National Research Council assesses a plan to create a 100 kW mobile, solid-state, laser weapon that could defend an area several kilometers in diameter. The NRC provides several recommendations: A 100 kW Laser is of limited value, so the program's goal should be a 400 kW weapon. The Army should proceed with the program in stages, focusing first on a rugged transportable platform for the weapon using existing 25 kW laser technology, then directing resources toward 100kW and 400 kW weapons. The Army should perform a detailed, quantitative study of the effectiveness of a high energy, solid-state laser weapon against future threats. The Army should continue to participate in U.S.-based and international research on high-energy lasers and related equipment. The committee found substantial benefits for the Army's solid-state laser program from other programs outside the Army. The Army should conduct risk-assessments that investigate the effects that a high energy laser may have on other airborne platforms in the vicinity of the target. The Army should study eye safety for both the operators of the laser and for civilians. The results of these studies should be integrated into the development of the weapon.