From: k_meinhard@gmx.de   
      
   Hallo melvinlemay4@gmail.com,   
      
   > So, is there any way to justify the use of projectile weaponry such   
   > as railguns, and gunyguns (You know traditional explosive propelled   
   > firearms) in space warfare?>   
      
   Not counting Star-Trek-like "shields", a simple mirror could deflect   
   99.9% of the laser energy, while the rest may be spread around by a good   
   heat spreading design of the hull. And this energy must be produced and   
   stored somehow in intervals (I doubt that a death-ray like continuous   
   laser of sufficient energy is possible because of heat problems).   
      
   You'll find that an energy beam has a hard time to achieve the energy   
   density of a piece of Semtex, or any matter at relativistic speeds.   
      
      
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