Laser Chariot

Laser Chariot

Laser combat vehicle is a ground mobile laser weapon called "high energy laser mobile experimental machine". It was launched by Boeing on October 3, 2012. It can deal with incoming missiles and protect ground forces without harming friendly forces. In October 2012, Boeing successfully completed the research and development of the "high energy laser mobile experimental machine" ground mobile laser combat vehicle, tested the vehicle, and plans to join the army in 2013.

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On October 3, 2012, Boeing launched a ground mobile laser weapon called "high energy laser mobile experimental machine". The

Known as the "Death Star" on the ground, the laser vehicle can emit solid-state laser at the speed of 300000 km / S (light speed) to destroy enemy targets. The U.S. military hopes to use the "high-energy laser mobile experimental machine" to deal with incoming missiles and protect ground forces without harming friendly forces.

Research progress

In October 2012, Boeing has successfully completed the research and development of "high energy laser mobile experimental machine" ground mobile laser combat vehicle, and tested this vehicle.

Boeing's laser combat vehicle is refitted from an 8 × 8 wheeled, 500 horsepower Oshkosh heavy extended mobility tactical truck. Boeing's directional energy research department has assembled a 10 kW solid-state laser weapon system on the tactical truck, making it a ground mobile laser combat vehicle. Boeing said the "high energy laser mobile experimental machine" is ready to participate in the field exercise, and plans to join the U.S. Army as a new equipment to capture, track and destroy strategic targets in 2013.

The test of the "high energy laser mobile experimental machine" is part of a contract signed between Boeing and the U.S. Army space missile defense command. "The completion of this test marks great progress in our cooperation with space missile defense command over the past few years," said project manager Brian Beardsley. The revolutionary system that my team demonstrated this time has the ability to participate in actual combat and save lives in war. "

Dealing with air strikes

The laser vehicle can fire solid-state laser at a speed of about 300000 kilometers per second (speed of light) to accurately counter missile. The US military can use its speed of light to deal with any air attack and avoid injuring friendly forces. Therefore, the Pentagon places high hopes on Boeing's "high energy laser mobile experimental machine" launched this time. The military believes that this super laser weapon has the ability to confront and destroy rockets, missiles, shells, aircraft and unmanned aircraft.

Mike Ryan, vice chairman of Boeing's directional energy system department and project director of high energy laser mobile experimental machine, said: "is Boeing's" high energy laser mobile experimental machine "the best solid-state laser technology at present or in the future? It can ensure that the ground combat forces can effectively defend against the air threats of rockets, shells, mortars and UAVs. The high performance test of the "high energy laser mobile experimental machine" means that we have taken a key step towards the development of a new generation of directional energy weapon system. "

However, the laser weapon power carried by the laser chariot is only 10 kW, which is far from the Pentagon's expectation. Previously, the Pentagon expected its maximum power to reach 100 kW.

Weapon use

The Pentagon is eager to develop laser weapons, not because they are science fiction, but because they have incredible accuracy and attack speed like the speed of light. In addition, the cost of laser weapons is relatively low, and as long as the power supply is sufficient, they can provide "ammunition" continuously.

In response to the above attacks, because the enemy's short-range missile can cover the target in a few seconds, the ground combat forces have little time to deal with or avoid the attack. If heavy intensive fire is used to destroy incoming missiles, it is likely to hurt friendly forces by mistake. Therefore, the U.S. Army hopes to develop a laser weapon that can destroy non directional missiles at the speed of light and solve the army's major enemy, but the military's research and development in this area has been quite slow.

Equipment unit

Boeing said it has completed the research and development of "high energy laser mobile experimental machine" ground mobile laser combat vehicle, and plans to be installed in the US Army as a new type of equipment in 2013.

The laser chariot can fire about 300000 kilometers of solid-state laser per second to accurately counter missile. The US military can use its speed to deal with any air attack and avoid injuring friendly forces.

From the classic online game "Red Alert" light edge tank, light edge tower and other weapons, to the science fiction movie "Star Wars: New Hope" appeared in the "Death Star" that can destroy a planet, laser weapons have been the battlefield hegemony power respected by science fiction movies and online games.

In 2010, a tank named 1k-17 was on display at the Russian Museum of weapons technology, causing a sensation. The 1k-17 tank is a laser tank specially designed by the Soviet Union to deal with enemy fighters. The laser emitted by the tank can not only blind the enemy pilots, but also interfere with the electronic instruments of the enemy aircraft and make it lose its combat capability.

China's laser weapons appear in public

On May 22, 2012, the Sixth China International Police Equipment Expo opened at the National Conference Center. The "lightning" series of non injurious laser dazzling weapons independently developed by China eagle group appeared in the public. It is the single soldier non injurious laser weapon with the highest technical level in the world.

Weapon analysis

As early as the 1970s, the United States began to develop laser weapon technology in the air force, navy and other fields. Now, what is the intention of the US Army in developing this kind of ground mobile laser weapon? Military expert Zhang Zhaozhong pointed out: the main function of this laser chariot is to intercept shells.

Zhang Shaozhong: the army built a platform on the basis of armored vehicles with tank chassis. This platform mainly uses powerful power to drive a large generator, which supplies power to the laser and supports the solid-state laser to emit light. What will the laser do after it is launched? It was mainly the army that conceived the other side's rockets, mortars, tactical missiles, UAVs and so on. So far, there is no way to deal with these things. Especially the shells. The shells are mainly too fast. After the other side hits, they don't have time to react. They come in the blink of an eye. So now the defense against shells is offensive. The army wants to develop an active weapon. As soon as the other side launches the order, I will give an early warning. After the early warning, I will fight directly.

Boeing said the "high energy laser mobile experimental machine" is ready to participate in the field exercise, and plans to join the U.S. Army as a new equipment to capture, track and destroy strategic targets. Are laser weapons really going to be used in the battlefield? Zhang Shaozhong believes that laser weapons are far from being used.

Zhang Shaozhong: there is no problem with the laser itself. The other side's missile is coming. I used the laser to destroy your missile. Now it has been done. What can't it do? How do you know when the other missiles will hit you? When you see it, you have to have a reaction time, so no matter how good the laser weapon is, if the command and control system can't solve it, it's a very big problem. The second problem can't be solved. In the ordinary experiment, we can find a sunny day. The laser can hit 30 kilometers. In the war, there is fog. In the fog, the visibility is less than 300 meters. The highway is closed. In this kind of weather, the laser weapon can only hit 3 kilometers. What is this? Do you calculate by 30 km or 3 km? Therefore, whether weapons and equipment are advanced or not, the first is that they must be practical.

Compared with Russia, the U.S. Navy, army and air force have accelerated the development of laser weapons. Zhang Shaozhong said: the US Army hypes laser weapons just to get more funds.

Zhang Shaozhong: after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Russian army, under the leadership of Yeltsin, did not even have 5 billion yuan a year. In winter, its officers could not even wear cotton padded clothes. Many people were frozen to death in the Chechen War. What laser weapons would it consider? Therefore, Russia still does not have this kind of thing, and it also takes out the Soviet era to pretend. The reason why the United States hypes this game is to ask for money and fool Congress. Russia doesn't have the ability, and it doesn't have to.

Chariots to the first island chain

Three laser combat vehicles have been transported to the first island chain by two aircraft carriers in the front section, and China's nuclear threat has basically disappeared. The mobility of missile and warhead separation technology bring great difficulties to traditional interception technology, but there is no problem for laser. The United States relies on nuclear energy to provide laser power supply. At the same time, it collects the energy of lightning. A wire is used to lead the lightning down. The low end of the wire is inserted into the biological monitor. Under the pressure of strong current, the biological fibers disperse, and the silicon attached to the end of the fiber can store energy. next

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