Laser weapons

Laser weaponry relies on concentrating forms of energy to attack, such as lasers or sonic attack. Laser weapons concentrate light into a beam, colored red or blue because of government regulations forbidding silent and invisible weapons in Dalmer on Dalmer combat. 
== Advantages of laser weapons ==
These weapons have no recoil, due to not having moving parts. Laser warfare is used because of its extreme effective range, ideal for aerial and naval ship to ship combat. Laser warfare generally ends when one ship capitulates because of intense heat generated by the weapon. 
Handcrank Laser weapons convert mechanical energy of cranking into a battery, which can then be fired as thermal energy. Handcrank weapons have the advantage of requiring no ammunition, at the cost of reload times that are dependent on strength. Come standard with manual reloading, but can be upgraded to store multiple prepared shots. 
==Limitations of laser weapons==
Laser Weapons are silent, invisible and deadly, they are however easily countered by fog, clouds, rain or any type of obscurant material. Certain materials can attract laser beams, usually away from fragile targets and into heavily armored areas where they will do the least damage.
Laser weapons cause heat energy damage that cause quicker overheating than CR weapons.
Lasers are notoriously imprecise when overheating when compared to physical projectile weapons.
Also, unusually thick metal plate armor acts as a heat sink, rendering the heat damage moot. Some lasers can reflect off of any flat surface.
== Usage of Laser Weapons ==
True light speed laser weapons are single use, as there is no way to cool them down fast enough. This is different from heat weapons who are more manageable by emitting discomforting levels of heat at a target. Laser and heat weapons lose all beam coherence for targets farther than 3 km in the atmosphere. Laser weapons also require time to impart the heat energy onto the target. Laser weapons have several firing modes; Lethal and non lethal, as well as stream or burst fire modes. Non-luminous laser weapons are possible but considered a war crime on Welt. 
=== Space combat ===
Outside atmospheric combat is where laser weapons shine the most. Lasers are excellent space weapons due to the absence of factors that make them impractical in atmosphere. When engaging in orbital combat, weapon options are limited. Chemical reaction and mechanical force weapons are ineffective due to lack of atmosphere. The solution was developing weapons that concentrate light into a heat based weapon. In low orbit it is very difficult for ships to ventilate heat, this is why lasers are the preferred weapons of Realm capable ships. As such orbital ship to ship combat commonly includes firing lasers in the hopes of boiling the enemy shipmates alive until they surrender or die from heat exposure. 
Tactics commonly include firing Ion weapons to disable the enemy ships electric systems, then lasers are fired to boil the shipmates alive until they surrender. 
=== Laser Cannon ===
Main Article: Laser Cannon
=== Laser Sword ===
Main Article: Laser Sword
===Orbital Laser Cannon===
Storm Satellites in orbit of Welt to form a climate disruption array. Electrical storms and other extreme weather events would begin to ravage targeted areas. This is achieved by aiming lasers at a body of water to raise the temperature in order to create a hurricane, this supercharges the amount of water vapor feeding the hurricane, the lasers being much more concentrated than the sun's rays punches a hole into the atmosphere, rendering the population below being bombarded by unfiltered solar radiation. This in turn turns the air into plasma, at over 170 000°C, taking a purplish hue and boiling anything caught in the array of the StormSat. The StormSat array is so effective it can render an area of up to 15 square kilometers uninhabitable in a matter of hours, beyond that point, the entire planet of Welt would become extinct. Naturally, using stormsat for military purposes if forbidden, and stormsat itself is considered a forbidden weapon.
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