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Re:US Military's Microwave Weapon Can Fry North Korean Missi... by mchahn on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @12:44AM (#15858826)
O(n²) power drop off only applies to a spherical emission. Focused power drops of much more slowly.
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Re:US Military's Microwave Weapon Can Fry North Korean Missi... by Someone on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @03:11AM (#15859446)
You can get a way smaller constant, but the area of a cone still drops off as O(n²) with distance. You would need collimination to beat that, and even then, there’s atmospheric dispersion.
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Re:US Military's Microwave Weapon Can Fry North Korean Missi... by blackflame7000 on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @04:40PM (#15865256)
I suspect the key is definitely in its focusing mechanism that allows for high powered bursts to be relayed to its target with relative efficiency.
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