USS Portland shoots down UAV with laser

[nittany03]

https://news.usni.org/2020/05/22/vi...laser-weapon-downs-drone-in-first-at-sea-test

So yeah. That just happened . . .

 

[exNavyOffRec]

net step, putting them on sharks

 

[CAMike]

I heard that the entire crew of that ship is ill-tempered. They deliberately left the Laser in AAW Auto and the drone pilot forgot to ask them to turn it off before he began his approach. ?

 

[Austin-Powers]

Can we do this now?

 

[Gatordev]

You mean completely lose a battle to a ship that's created out of thin air by an old man?

 

[Hair Warrior]

When operating in low power mode, the laser can support embarked Marines and sailors by removing tattoos of ex-spouses’ names.

 

[SynixMan]

Pew Pew

 

[IKE]

Can we do this now?

TL;DW

 

[Pags]

Was it green or red? Answer will determine if we're the good guys or not.

 

[Austin-Powers]

Was it green or red? Answer will determine if we're the good guys or not.

Well we hit the target so it was not the Empire. ?

 

[Pags]

Well we hit the target so it was not the Empire. ?

Tell that to the people of Alderaan.

 

[nittany03]

Was it green or red? Answer will determine if we're the good guys or not.

 

[Griz882]

A photon torpedo would have been far more judicious.

 

[Pags]

Pork chop sandwich?

 

[Austin-Powers]

Tell that to the people of Alderaan.

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