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A battleship platform for horizon-limited lasers

A viewer links laser horizon limits to the value of a protected firing platform; lasers already formed part of the proposed battleship concept.

Question

Could a battleship be the best naval platform for laser weapons?

Short answer

Lasers offer an advantage aboard the proposed ship and were already part of the concept.

Notes

A viewer proposes that a laser's horizon limit makes a protected battleship a suitable platform for close engagements. The idea receives agreement that lasers offer an advantage aboard the ship and were already part of the concept.