BRUTUS MK 11

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Paul. Thats ok, as long as they are not for cyclists…

Bob. A radar/optical director would be good to have off the other servo, to direct the multiple missile launchers.

Ashley

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hi Ashley…..Sounds a good idea

What would the device look like?

A picture would be helpful

Bob

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

.One of the RNs optical fire directors.

Infra-red, laser ranging/tracking, low light tv.

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hi Ashley

I'm not a monster, I wouldn't use the rocket packs on cyclists.

They are far to expensive to waste on mere cyclists, so I use this

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Ah Paul, you have the milk of human kindness.

Ashley

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Firm but fair,

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Sorry Ashley

Your photo of the Direction Finder is no spectacular enough

Will invent one now

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Captain Bob

Try this

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Bob. Us Brits are working on an operational 50Kw laser system called Dragonfire.

The round window-on the left of the picture is the laser nozzle..nice big red LED ?

Ashley

Edited By ashley needham on 26/09/2020 09:07:23

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thanks Paul and Ashley for your suggestions

What can the Laser cannon be used for?

Bob

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Bob ,

What ever it does it won't be good to be On the other end of !!

Regards Ray

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Bob. It has, or WILL have, the ability to burn through drones, missiles and aircraft. Also can be used to target these small terrorist type launches and rubber boats.

The laser will be able to disrupt any infra-red targeting systems on missiles/planes and indeed "dazzle" pilots in boat, aircraft or of course blind the tv systems that remote operators use to guide drones.

The Dragonfire will use (i believe) several industrial cutting laser sources and combine them to the required output.

To put it in context, from my very brief research it seems that hobby or other thin wood cutting lasers may have 25-100 (ish) watts of laser power, and industrial; cutters up to the 6Kw mark. Wikipedia says that about 2.5Kw may be needed to cut 6.5mm of stainless steel, and 10Kw for the same thickness of aluminium (possible due to the good heat conductivity).

If we consider the likely thickness of a drone/missile or aircraft hull, then 50Kw is quite a bit….

BUT……It depends of course on the weather and distance. In a full downpour and at (say) 10Km, then 50Kw may only be enough to get things warm???

Ashley Paul T is an expert, having a death ray himself, he will put me right i dare say.

 

 

Edited By ashley needham on 26/09/2020 17:20:25

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

The military were developing lasers that locked onto an aircrafts IFF system and would have an effective range of upto 75 miles

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

I`m having no part in all this hush hush, top secret stuff

You can count me out, chaps

Unless it`s false news of course

Bob

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

The problem with laser weapons is that they don't perform too well if it is foggy…

Colin

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Another odd weapon being developed is a microwave projector. No, not something that chucks old microwave ovens at missiles, but a radiating surface , looks a bit like a flat radar array, but emits microwave energy, no doubt so you can fry the incoming missiles…

Ashley

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Captain Bob

All of this talk about advanced weaponry isn't getting the boat built, have you decided how you are building the rocket launchers?

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

What's up Doc?

What's the rush?

I've been very busy lately on important domestic affairs, repairing water damage to the upstairs flooring, which occurred about 30 years ago!……..How time flies when one is having fun? So Brutus has taken a short term back seat.

Today is the Etherow Club Commodore's Challenge. Nobody seems to know how the event will be carried out?

Probably static judging and a short sail. The subject is to build Ray Woods MTB Ferret, if you remember. Of course I think I've infringed the rules by building twice the Modelboats free plan, by building twice the design size!

Photo' s to follow this evening

Bob

[geconParticipant @gecon]

Hi Bob,

It's well known that I "don't get out much" but have you seen the photo of the russian millionair's SeaXplorer? Looks a bit like a Brutus11 in 'civies'.

George

5  mins later, Oh…should have Googled it first. I note that SeaXplorer is not the one-off special I thought it was. But it's at least an axe-head. And sharper than mine!  I'll go back to my sanding/painting job.

Cheers,    George

Edited By gecon on 03/10/2020 08:11:43

[geconParticipant @gecon]

Posted by Bob Abell on 26/09/2020 14:33:41:

Thanks Paul and Ashley for your suggestions

What can the Laser cannon be used for?

Bob

Cutting through metal plate? Opening baked beans etc?

George

Edited By gecon on 03/10/2020 08:15:03

Edited By gecon on 03/10/2020 08:17:40

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Some progress over the last few days

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Captain Bob

With those bow tubes and plating it looks very much like a Dreadnought.

It is so different to how I envisaged a future ship and yet it looks more threatening than my version.

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hi there Paul

In twenty years time, we could be back in the Stone Age?

I would guess that the future weapons may be Drones only?

Thousands of 'em……..Mass produced and cheap to make

What do you envisage for the future?

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Drones, 3D printed and used as required,

Rail Guns will replace chemical propellant based weapons all the way from Pistols to Rifles and Cannons.

Orbital weapon platforms that could laser any target on the planets surface.

All powered by electricity generated from Hydrogen.

The worrying thing isn't the fantastical weapons, what will really give you nightmares is Artificial Intelligence

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Terminator…battle star Galactica….I have seen the future…

Ashley

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