Science fiction has been rife with laser guns and other high-tech weapons like stunners, blasters, phasers, and disruptors.
Here we are, in the second decade of the 21st century, and laser weapons are just now being deployed out in the field in significant numbers, employed by the US Army, Navy, and Marine Corp.
Used mostly to deal with drones, missiles, artillery and mortar shells, aircraft, and some watercraft, they have been changing the complexion and complexity of the battlefield.
Now where did I put my photon torpedoes?
