@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year agoWhy doesn't the military do this? are they stupid?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1357
arrow-up1357imageWhy doesn't the military do this? are they stupid?lemmy.world@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•1 year agoIn all seriousness, wavelength-specific dielectric mirrors can approach six nines of reflectivity. The hard part is hitting the mirror instead of the drone.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoYeah I guess you can’t pulse-ablate a mirror made of plastic. Though it invites a backup strategy of spraying your enemies with molten drone.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeerslinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoJust make the mirror as wide as the drone! Oh, wait…
In all seriousness, wavelength-specific dielectric mirrors can approach six nines of reflectivity.
The hard part is hitting the mirror instead of the drone.
And keeping the mirror surface clean
Yeah I guess you can’t pulse-ablate a mirror made of plastic.
Though it invites a backup strategy of spraying your enemies with molten drone.
Just make the mirror as wide as the drone! Oh, wait…