Comment by Lew Payne on July 19, 2011 at 10:14pm

@fiberwire - Very interesting factoids on the beryllium!  I suppose the coded modulator was also an important part of the laser targeting system.  By the way,here's a beryllium glass selling for $8.95 (USD)... quite affordable.

Comment by fibrewire on July 20, 2011 at 4:43am

Yes - lasing a target was only half the problem. Using coded modulation made sure the right bomb got to the right target. IIRC, each bomb had their own unique address assigned right before launch.

Comment by Axure on July 20, 2011 at 1:36pm

But that's of no interest to us.

Comment by Lew Payne on July 20, 2011 at 5:13pm

@Axure - if your definition of "us" is you (i.e., Axure), then I guess that's true.

Comment by Axure on July 21, 2011 at 11:51am

Indeed, I'm not interested in building a bomb targeting device. I would be content if I had a drone with a laser rangefinder.

Comment by fibrewire on July 21, 2011 at 12:16pm

True, but the minds behind military weaponry aren't hell-bent on killing everything. I would impose coded-modulation for a game of quad copter lasertag!

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