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   Greg Goss to Thomas Koenig   
   Re: Effectiveness of laser weaponry, AKA   
   18 Feb 18 12:32:54   
   
   From: gossg@gossg.org   
      
   Thomas Koenig  wrote:   
      
      
   >Of course, bringing up anything in the range of grams to   
   >relativistic speeds is going to take a _long_ time and a _huge_   
   >amount of energy, unless you use David Weber's drives (which _are_   
   >silly - why does he bother with warheads at all?)   
      
   His antimissiles and SAMs don't have warheads.  As you say, kinetic   
   impact and the impeller drive itself tear the target apart.   
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