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If you fire a laser against a mirror, it bounces but raises the heat of the mirror so you end up melting the mirror and destroying the drone.
30 3 ReplyI may risk being too credible here, but a $80 drone is a lot more expendable than a $40m laser tank. The drone can be considered a consumable. Hell, mark the drones down as ammo.
25 0 Reply25 3 ReplyDepending on how long you do it, how powerful the laser, and how quickly it can cool off at the same time.
And like the other guy said, you can make really good mirrors if you only care about one wavelength.
10 0 ReplyBut the drone stays in the air by making wind, which would cool down the mirror?
9 0 ReplyUnironically yes. If that's not enough, add water.
4 0 ReplyA laser attack during a hurricane would really surprise the target.
3 0 ReplyDo not point laser at remaining eyewall.
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not if you have total internal reflection
5 0 ReplyIn all seriousness, wavelength-specific dielectric mirrors can approach six nines of reflectivity.
The hard part is hitting the mirror instead of the drone.
8 0 ReplyAnd keeping the mirror surface clean
3 0 ReplyYeah 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.
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Just make the mirror as wide as the drone! Oh, wait...
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