Analysis of High Energy Laser Weapon Employment from a Navy Ship

This paper analyzes the employability of laser weapons on a Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class ship to counter small and fast boat threats. A general model of laser weapons is established to identify the attributes that characterize the laser weapon system. Quantitative values of each attribute a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: ANG, Ching Na
Other Authors: Harney, Robert C.
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/17314