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Tech hobbyist makes shoulder-mounted guided missile prototype with $96 in parts and a 3D printer — DIY MANPADS includes Wi-Fi guidance, ballistics calculations, optional camera for tracking (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Certainly possible. But you're still stuck on the r^2^ problem of diminishing returns at a distance. Light doesn't like staying in a tight beam. The vortex loop is typically not much bigger than the wavelength. I don't see much of a solution for transmitting energy long distances through air.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 1 points 2 hours ago

So it would basically be a Warhammer Lascannon, fuck.