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Originally Posted by The Supreme Canuck
The projectiles as conceived deal with these problems rather admirably. Apparently they are supposed to excrete a coolant and the fins are able to guide them. They aren't just big dumb hunks of metal.
A big laser is probably the best way to intercept them. You'd just need to melt them enough to mess up the aerodynamics, and POOF! The thing turns on its side, breaks up, and doesn't hit the target.
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So what happens when it breaks up? Shrapnel like I suggested above? Or is are the pieces too fine and fall slower? I wonder how cost effective these are. Would there only be a few for strong targets, or would it be more like automatic weapons are today?
Don't worry, I know that the heat build up is from compression of the air.