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Originally Posted by tsofian
I had another nasty thought for the corridor into Prime Base. The security post has lasers. It might be vulnerable to attack by shape charge warheads.
What if there are a number of plexiglass panels that can be placed to block the passageway? They are almost entirely transparent to the laser's wavelength. They could be fairly thick, enough to stop most bullets and to prevent the movement of people, and to trigger the detonation of shaped charge rockets and such. The Type 3 laser has an E Factor of 700 per second, so it can basically vaporize a human target every turn.
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If we assume that the Project lasers are tuned to be in the IR part of the spectrum, we still have problems with plexiglass. Being almost transparent is a problem with a laser wattage of 800KW at full power. Also, if the plexiglass is thick enough to stop a bullet, then the IR transparency is significantly less. A 3rd edition Mark 3/4th edition Mark 1 laser will shred the plexiglass in short order if fired through it.