(December 11, 2014 at 7:32 pm)Stimbo Wrote:(December 11, 2014 at 1:20 pm)Chuck Wrote: I wonder how soon it would be before people start to install angle reflectors on their missiles so any laser beam pointed at the missile will be reflected back to the laser projectors and damage or destroy it.
Wouldn't the retro-reflective paint used in street signs be cheaper, lighter and more reliable?
Yes, but angle reflector has the added benefit of always reflecting essentially the entire laser beam impinging upon it back to exactly where the laser beam came from.
Why simply reflect the laser in diffused pattern when you can flatter the laser weapon by returning its own compliments?
