• foyrkopp@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The Behemoth from the Expanse Series had a laser with a range of literal light years.

    Granted, it was a comm laser, but they did weaponize it at one point.

    Even if we assume that the beam had a solar-system sized diameter after 4 ly, a weaponized output should still be in ship-killer range after an AE or five.

    Ultimately, the weapon was never fired (and would have melted half the ship if it ever were).