Given the requirements to pull off the focusing trick -- significantly bending light on a small distance scale -- I'm sure most of the damage is caused by the gravitic element of the weapon. But then calling it a "laser" is kind of like still calling a BB gun a BB gun when you've added a 50-cal machine gun to the weapon. :)

On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 4:19 PM, Richard Aiken <raikenclw@gmail.com> wrote:

On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 7:16 PM, Craig Berry <cdberry@gmail.com> wrote:
Yep, that's a good example of a handwave. :)

And maybe the standing wave *is* actually doing part of the damage . . . which is why the damage doesn't drop off over such enormous distances. :)

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