I am resurrecting an old thread of mine about a gravity lens laser. But with a slightly different idea.
There are two reasons that stop a laser from being a long range weapon.
1. it spreads. after even 100,000km it spreads out to roughly 24 meters (i'm AGAIN using someone else's math) becoming useless.
2. its slow. at longer ranges, even light speed isn't fast enough to keep up with hitting a ship that is jinking left and right (and up and down and sideways).
so i propose a system defense laser. a giant gravity lens laser that is wide enough to have very long ranges. at the target though isn't a ship, which is rather hard to hit, but essentially another gravity mirror.
the gravity mirror would not only reflect and concentrate the laser again but be close to the target and reflect the laser at sub light second ranges. with a laser FAR more powerful then normal. so it can pierce the sidewall easily and (borrowing a meme here) cause massive damage.
the technology exists in the universe and is all over. and maybe a satellite or system drone could carry the gravity lens powered down so it is hard to see until the laser is fired its way. then it powers up and reflects the laser at the last second.
as a bonus. this would work well with Moriarty and you could design as powerful of a laser as you want. and a conniving system might put the laser base in close orbit around the planet so the attacking force can't fire at it. (i understand the EE could go down, but I'm optimistic and who knows. maybe it won't)
and please instead of finding ways to shoot the idea down, could we try finding ways for it to POSSIBLY work.
