The Soviet laser tank

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Kimmo Huosionmaa

Above this text is a picture of the strange-looking vehicle, what is actually the Soviet laser tank. The purpose of this vehicle is to blind enemy satellites and destroy them at the low earth orbiter. The laser light can destroy satellites CCD-cameras and that system is used to cover military secrets in some military installations. The purpose of that system was to deny the satellites to take photographs of some areas. And in theory that was very effective. But in the real life, the problem was, that laser blinding increased the interests of some targets, and they were photographed more intensive than before.


The laser tank is equipped with multiple lasers, what gives the limited energy pulse, and the idea of this system is similar to some rockets, what have small engines, but the number of the engines is bigger. In some Russian rockets is 25 motors installed in those systems, and that should compensate the smaller power of the system. The use of the laser tank looks like some kind of disco-light, where the system switches the lasers simultaneous because that would help to keep the temperature down.


The problem with this technology, where is used multiple small size lasers is that the fog, dust, and clouds would absorb the power of the lasers, and the radiation of those lasers would not be targeted in the same place. When we are thinking about the shape of this laser-system, we might imagine, that today is more advanced laser weapons, that this laser-tank ever could be.


There is the possibility that some of the modern main battle tanks are equipped with powerful laser- or microwave systems, what are mounted to the place of the cannon or radars. Those high power lasers are looking like the normal artillery cannon, but they shoot targets with electromagnetic radiation. The problem with lasers is the cooling system, and the laser must equip with powerful coolers, or it would overheat.


The laser and microwave systems can be used to make the targeted unit's armor softer, and explore the elements of reactive armor away, what gives more effect to own anti-tank weapons. The directed energy weapons would be very effective against satellites and aircraft. Also, they might give the very good option for directed shooting weapons like anti-tank guns.

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