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In industry, lasers are used for cutting steel and other metals and for inscribing patterns (such as the letters on computer keyboards). Lasers are also commonly used in various fields in science, especially spectroscopy, typically because of their well-defined wavelength or short pulse duration in the case of pulsed lasers. Lasers are used by the military for target identification and illumination for weapons delivery. Lasers used in medicine are used for internal surgery and cosmetic applications. | In industry, lasers are used for cutting steel and other metals and for inscribing patterns (such as the letters on computer keyboards). Lasers are also commonly used in various fields in science, especially spectroscopy, typically because of their well-defined wavelength or short pulse duration in the case of pulsed lasers. Lasers are used by the military for target identification and illumination for weapons delivery. Lasers used in medicine are used for internal surgery and cosmetic applications. | ||
Both the [[United Nations Space Command]] and [[Covenant|the Covenant]] utilize laser technology, though the Covenant have been quicker to accept lasers as a form of [[ | Both the [[United Nations Space Command]] and [[Covenant Empire|the Covenant]] utilize laser technology, though the Covenant have been quicker to accept lasers as a form of [[directed energy weapon]]. | ||
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==Applications== | ==Applications== | ||
*The Covenant uses [[ | *The Covenant uses [[pulse laser turret]]s and other directed energy weapons as the standard armament of all of its warships, from the small [[missionary ship]]s to the titanic [[Covenant assault carrier|assault carrier]]s, supplementing more devastating [[Plasma turret]]s. These weapons use the [[Wikipedia:Hydrogen fluoride laser|chemical reaction]] between [[Hydrogen fluoride|hydrogen and fluoride]] to provide its energy.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref> | ||
*The UNSC has been slower to adapt lasers to combat uses, though laser turrets are equipped to [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[UNSC Prowler|Prowlers]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref> and the UNSC is issuing the [[Weapon Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galileian Nonlinear Rifle]], or "Spartan Laser," into frontline service<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]'''</ref>. Though not a weapon, the [[ | *The UNSC has been slower to adapt lasers to combat uses, though laser turrets are equipped to [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[UNSC Prowler|Prowlers]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref> and the UNSC is issuing the [[Weapon Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galileian Nonlinear Rifle]], or "Spartan Laser," into frontline service<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]'''</ref>. Though not a weapon, the [[laser designator]] uses a laser beam to designate targets and measure the distance between itself and an object. | ||
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[[Category:Technology]] | [[Category:Technology]] | ||