In the Dune universe, when a laser weapons hits a shield, both are destroyed in a nuclear explosion reaction.

So instead of building nuclear weapons, wouldn’t it be easier to tie a timer and a “parachute” to a laser gun and drop it from orbit onto your enemy’s city?

  • altasshet@lemmy.ca
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    7 months ago

    Miles Tek does that in the later books, IIRC. strap a lasgun to a shield generator, instant pseudo nuclear bomb.

    Edit: I guess the difference is that they are dropping the whole package, not just the lasgun.

    • KneeTitts@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      I have a much better question, why not build a spice harvester that has a carryall attach to the top of it permanently?