I'd really like to test this against a drone coated in intumescent paint. It'd be hilarious if a billion dollar laser could be defeated by a dollars worth of goop from the 1940s.
I'd be curious how much aerodynamics would be effected by such a coating, is my first thought. If it's too slow it'll just get tagged by motion tracking.
Second thought is that you're looking at a lot larger thermal load than just a blowtorch.
I'd really like to test this against a drone coated in intumescent paint. It'd be hilarious if a billion dollar laser could be defeated by a dollars worth of goop from the 1940s.
I'd be curious how much aerodynamics would be effected by such a coating, is my first thought. If it's too slow it'll just get tagged by motion tracking. Second thought is that you're looking at a lot larger thermal load than just a blowtorch.