[quote=Brovo]
Or you know. Equal and opposite reaction. Whatever material you make the laser gun out of that can sustain that heat at its most potent and concentrated (the gun barrel) you just... Coat your ships in. And now enemy lasers are useless. 
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Huh, well I guess swords, maces and war hammers became useless when suits of plate mail fashioned from the same materials these weapons were created from started appearing on the field, right? 

[quote]Aa spinal weapon[/quote]

I'm going to let you figure out the tactical flaws in fielding a spinal-mounted DEW in a three-dimensional environment. 

[quote]Go back to school and learn how lasers REALLY work.[/quote]

The irony is crushing.