In the Dune universe, why not use laser weapons as bombs? - eviltoast

In the Dune universe, when a laser weapons hits a shield, both are destroyed in a nuclear explosion reaction.

So instead of building nuclear weapons, wouldn’t it be easier to tie a timer and a “parachute” to a laser gun and drop it from orbit onto your enemy’s city?

  • Shurimal@kbin.social
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    8 months ago

    Simply nuking the shit out of everything wouldn’t really make for an interesting story.

    It did for the Killing Star. Not nukes, but R-bombs which are probably the most insane WMD-s and unlike strangelet bombs actually feasible even at our current tech level. All you need is a light-sail and a big-ass solar-powered laser.

    But, yeah, for dune:

    1. Drop an active shield generator on your enemy position
    2. Shoot it with a laser
    3. Hilarity ensues