Theoretically , directed energy weapons would increase the range of the system , but you would still have the gun as a backup if the laser fails to do the job . U.S. Army is one step closer to a workable laser gun with the Laser Weapon System . LaWS has ` ` successfully tracked , engaged , and destroyed '' a target in combat . LaWS is essentially a system similar to the MK ##2 Close In Weapon System .
U.S. Army is one step closer to a workable laser gun with the Laser Weapon System . LaWS has ` ` successfully tracked , engaged , and destroyed '' a target in combat . LaWS is essentially a system similar to the MK ##2 Close In Weapon System .