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Sources:
http://www.ontoinfo.com/2007/07/31/russian-military-laser-pistol-1984/
http://kylekeeton.com/2008/05/russia-we-have-bigger-bombs-laser.html?showComment=1211894040000
Lauge said:....whoa, didn't I see one of those on the Babylon 5 rerun last night ? ;D :![]()
so it's probably a solid state laser using something like ruby as the lasing medium. The cartridge just provides the energy. IIRC this mechanism was postulated in several speculative / science-fiction texts, so it's interesting to see that someone actually built one...pyrotechnic flash bulb