There's no need to reinvent the wheel on how a certain type of laser works, but trying to boost the output of those lasers to the insane amounts the military is pushing for, will require different research. A hangun and a sniper rifle are both guns. Both their ammo is essentially fired the same way, but the research to create them is quite different.
As for the ships, I was looking at the length of the hull, not the thickness of the plating. I kept thinking 4000 ft is a mile. Not sure where that number is coming from.
As for the ships, I was looking at the length of the hull, not the thickness of the plating. I kept thinking 4000 ft is a mile. Not sure where that number is coming from.