prototype design for the Electrolaser.
For more information on the device, see [link]
This is like, my last box gun. Honest.
For more information on the device, see [link]
This is like, my last box gun. Honest.
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love the idea of electricity fired from afar!
In order of which has the least cohesion to which has the most, it's electricity-->laser-->
The main advantage of this weapon over lasers is efficiency: the same amount of power will usually do more damage than a pure laser weapon, and it avoids problems of interference and target shading.
False. 1.) it goes from the ground up, 2.) its width varies, 3.) it never follows a straight line, 4.) on the note of not following a straight line, it's "path of least resistance" is a constantly shifting variant: it may appear to only strike the ground once, but it's actually an extremely rapid succession of pulses along constantly shifting field lines.
"The main advantage of this weapon over lasers is efficiency: the same amount of power will usually do more damage than a pure laser weapon, and it avoids problems of interference and target shading."
Meh, debatable. Which one is more "efficient" than the other depends heavily upon atmospheric settings, and the method being used to generate either one.
And you're failing to acknowledge what I mentioned about plasmas
I agree with you about the weapon's capabilities varying by the situation. It obviously would not work in vacuum, and a laser would probably be more effective at extreme range, provided it has a clear path. The problem with lasers is that their own disruption of the air can reduce their power; the electrolaser exploits this occurrence to carry the charge.
I didn't comment on the plasmas because I agree with you; in fact, the stability of the plasma channel is essential for an electrolaser to work.
But my original point was that, in order for a laser to make the air into a plasma channel with enough energy density for said electromagnetic charge to travel down with little impedance (or resistance), then that laser would already be carrying enough energy to damage the target before the electrical charge arrives there.
On the other hand, that also depends on how the laser is being used. Is it being used to create a plasma channel all the way to the target, or is it only being used to create an INITIAL plasma charge, and then that charge is being projected forward, acting as a carrier channel for the electromagnetic charge package? There are other specifics which would change how this behaves... as either a beam or an energized non-solid projectile
I think the problem with a self-projecting channel is that it could behave like lightning rather than staying on a straight path. As a result, the range of the weapon is probably limited to points that the discharge can reach before the initial plasma channel disintegrates.
Anyway, it's awesome.
keep doing this cool guns
they are soooo awesome >.<
I take it that the prongs are necessary as part of the step-up transformers which deliver the electrifying plasma charge, but I notice that the laser bank looks as though it is designed to rotate - couldn't that spin and be emphasised as a mechanism of the charge-delivery instead?
I also think that the diodes are a little too exposed and could do with some cowling - you wouldn't want a piece of grit settling on the lens suddenly rendering your weapon inoperable.
The prongs also make the design seem front-heavy - if you want or need to keep them, then give the underside of the weapon a proper grip for a second hand.
I'd also make the trigger on the pistol grip bigger and chunkier.
1) The laser beam ionises the air (ionised air = plasma in this case) which makes it conductive. Electricity can then be transmitted along this ionised path through the air. The plasma itself, while it may cause some ion reactions, isn't the main destructive force.
2) There is no need for a grip on the underside of the weapon, because of the piece that projects back towards the user, under the handle. If this weapon is indeed front-heavy, the pressure of the weight will transfer through to that piece, which is braced on the bottom of the forearm if the weapon is held in the traditional (i.e, non-gangsta) vertical way.
3) Given the nature of the weapon, the trigger is presumably more of a button than an actual mechanical lever like triggers on present-day firearms. For this reason, and given the destructive capabilities of the weapon, a small trigger is perfectly sufficient.
They rock!!!