It turns out that it's not only about shooting down drones. CCTV has publicly confirmed that China's shipboard laser weapon has the strongest power in the world, capable of melting missile guidance heads at the speed of light.
People have always thought that the shipboard laser weapon we have publicly disclosed, the LY-1, is mainly used to deal with drones. However, CCTV has publicly confirmed that this shipboard laser weapon has the strongest power in the world and can destroy missiles.
Laser weapons have many advantages, such as almost light-speed instantaneous response, fast re-engagement, high aiming accuracy: accurate impact point, high cost-effectiveness ratio per shot. Especially, if the laser weapon can avoid overheating, it can run instantaneously infinitely, equivalent to infinite firepower.
If the power is sufficient, the shipboard laser weapon is one of the most suitable weapons for intercepting anti-ship missiles. Its anti-missile defense does not need to calculate lead time, and the hit probability is close to 100%. Even if the anti-ship missile breaks through the air defense and anti-missile system, when it is only 1 kilometer away from the warship, the shipboard laser weapon can destroy the anti-ship missile in 0.0000033 seconds. This speed, firepower, and accuracy are incomparable to those of a close-in weapon system.
"Aim and lock, fire and hit," leaving no possibility for the enemy to maneuver or accelerate for an attack.
Of course, the premise is that the power must be sufficient. Since 1977, the US military has started to develop shipboard laser weapons, and after about 50 years, they still haven't succeeded. From this, you can see how high the value of China's LY-1 is.
Just look at this blue circular large mirror. This is the key part for emitting the laser beam. Generally speaking, the thicker this component is, the higher the power. With this size, imagine how powerful its power is. American military experts believe that its power has reached 300 kilowatts, which is five times that of the current laser weapons being developed by the United States.
With this power, it can directly melt the guidance head of an anti-ship missile.
In short, the public appearance of the shipboard laser weapon LY-1 indicates that China's aircraft carrier battle group now has the strongest spear (hypersonic counter) and the strongest shield (shipboard laser weapon).
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