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bias12

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  1. In orbit asteroid research station, lashed on for good measure.
  2. Broadband laser mirrors have been available for some time, covering 90+% of the spectrum from near UV to near infrared. Plus these are commercially available, any dedicated broadband laser armour would surely be able to squeeze that even further. Mirror armour would still be susceptible to frequencies outside of their protective range though so I see your point. What would be the difficulties in an adaptive laser system? What might the power requirement implications be for a multiple laser system? I would think the weight and fragility of the mirror armour might make it ineffectual anyway, even small deformations of the surface would render it useless! Still if a broadband mirror could be made light and strong, it might make the effort of frequency shift or multiple lasers no long worth the results.
  3. There are specially designed mirrors that can reflect powerful lasers. One of these could be used to dissipate a laser weapon harmlessly into the atmosphere. You could conceivably cover an entire vehicle in an angular, mirrored armour. I'm thinking the aesthetics of the F117 nighthawk, but instead of black radar reflective coating - laser mirrors.
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