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Boeing 12,000lb Chemical Laser Set to Fry Targets

Posted by samzenpus on from the houseful-of-popcorn dept.

coondoggie writes "Boeing this week completed work on and installed a 12,000-pound chemical laser in a C-130H aircraft. Boeing's Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) which is being developed for the Department of Defense, will destroy, damage or disable targets with little to no collateral damage, supporting missions on the battlefield and in urban operations."

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  1. Hmm. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    But, can you use it to make popcorn?

    1. Re:Hmm. by Yoozer · · Score: 5, Funny

      You mean, "will it fit on a frickin' shark?"

    2. Re:Hmm. by Ihlosi · · Score: 5, Funny
      Are they planning to use a 12000lb chemical laser for crowd control?



      "Crowd ? What crowd, sir ?"

  2. An easier option. by supersnail · · Score: 5, Funny

    If they relly want to destroy thing on hte ground why dont they enclose some high explosives in a steel container with a fuse set to go off when it hits an object. They could then drop this from the plane.

    just an idea.

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    Old COBOL programmers never die. They just code in C.
  3. Re:You'd think... by jamesh · · Score: 5, Funny

    As they say, mechanical engineers build weapons, civil engineers build targets...