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		margalabargala 22 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Iron Beam: Israel's first operational anti drone l... I also wonder the extent to which the effectiveness is reduced by painting the projectile white or wrapping it in aluminum foil. Maybe 100kw is so large that it simply does not matter at that power level.

simondotau 22 days ago [–]

I imagine that it depends greatly on the laser’s spectrum. Aluminium is a good reflector of infrared but not ultraviolet, for example.

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