Re:U.S. Air Force has shot down multiple air-launched missil...
by bufferoverflow on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @12:13PM
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Dielectric mirrors can reflect 99.9% of light in a wide spectrum, and 99.999% for narrow spectrum and limited angles.
So even if we take the 99.9% one, your 50kW laser will only heat it with 50W of power, which is nothing compared to the heating an ICMB (or its warhead) has to withstand.
So even if we take the 99.9% one, your 50kW laser will only heat it with 50W of power, which is nothing compared to the heating an ICMB (or its warhead) has to withstand.