Bright, Bright light vs SW fighters

[SWPIGWANG]

If I remember correctly, in SW uber jamming means that fighter pilots have to rely on eyeball mk1 which for some stupid reason is not jammed.

With the wankfest energy production levels, can't they just fire enough high energy nukes/whatever to emit good old light and blind the fighter pilots and show them OWNAGE?

Even if the windshield has build in features preventing eye burning light from coming though, the high levels of SW energy generation means that it can keep emitting the light omni-directionally until the fighters gets shot down.

[Darth Garden Gnome]

For some stupid reason there isn't jamming to the naked eye? I fail to see how one can "jam" the naked eye.

TIE pilots helmets would filter out the light, and they would operate normally even if there wasn't some sort of mechanism built into the windshield. I am unaware of how it may effect Rebel pilots, but seeing as it isn't used on them at either Yavin nor Endor, I beilieve they are also invulnerable to the effect.

And what if these "nuclear fireworks" can continually emit light? What good will it do if thefighters aren't effected? What do you mean "until they are shot down" if they are invulnerable to the lights effects anyways?

[Cpt_Frank]

If I remember correctly, in SW uber jamming means that fighter pilots have to rely on eyeball mk1 which for some stupid reason is not jammed.

With the wankfest energy production levels, can't they just fire enough high energy nukes/whatever to emit good old light and blind the fighter pilots and show them OWNAGE?

Even if the windshield has build in features preventing eye burning light from coming though, the high levels of SW energy generation means that it can keep emitting the light omni-directionally until the fighters gets shot down.

Ever heard about the wonders of sun googles?

[SWPIGWANG]

It is not going to help as any mechanism that can filter out the light would block useful light as well, making the pilot effectively blind.

[God Emperor]

Actualy they do have them, just not your idea. What happens is you fire a laser at the cockpit, and the pilot will flinch away from the light, or fire on the shields of the fighter and they will cause the pilot to lose visual on the target for awile.

[Patrick Ogaard]

Canopies and goggles capable of cutting out that level of glare are not exactly a far future technology. As noted, TIE pilots wear sealed helmets with integral lenses, lenses that appear black to an observer, so they should have no great trouble with glare. Also, the majority of Rebel pilots appears to have eye protection integral to the flight helmets.

Bright light just does not appear to be a viable tactic.

[Patrick Ogaard]

Another consideration is that what blinds one blinds the other.

If the light is projected omnidirectionally, then one's own fighter pilots and one's own captial ship gunners and command staff will be just as blind in the visible light spectrum.

If the light is projected directionally, as by huge spotlights, the light will interfere with anyone looking that way, including friendlies. Also, the light will then likely be projected in a cone, in order to have any chance of catching a target. Thus the cone of light will, again, potentially interfere with friendlies, and will lose effective blinding power over distance because of spread.

If the light is highly focused in a cylindrical beam, the target will have to be engaged/targeted the same as with a beam weapon or a rapid fire gun, which means that one might as well just be shooting at and destroying the target rather than just distracting it with a light show.

[Andras]

All starfighters have phototropic(?) canopys, they automatically darken when exposed to bright light.

[kojikun]

Another problem with optical jamming is that unlike certain frequencies of radio and microwave, it tends not to go through solid objects well. Jamming works good because antennas are omni directional and can, if on the right frequency, pick up signals through the hull of a ship. However, take that same antenna, replace it with a dish and point it perpendicular to the jamming source and reception will be down a smidge but noth terribly as to defeat communications.

Same happens with the eye. When you stare at the sun, you go blind for a while. But when you star at the ground you don't because your eyes are pointing in the opposite direction. Suffice to say, lighting up the sky so that you can't see your targets using ANY frequency of light would make for a rather long battle, atleast until the gunners target all light emitting objects and blast them to oblivion.

[Howedar]

If I remember correctly, in SW uber jamming means that fighter pilots have to rely on eyeball mk1 which for some stupid reason is not jammed.

With the wankfest energy production levels, can't they just fire enough high energy nukes/whatever to emit good old light and blind the fighter pilots and show them OWNAGE?

Even if the windshield has build in features preventing eye burning light from coming though, the high levels of SW energy generation means that it can keep emitting the light omni-directionally until the fighters gets shot down.

Have you ever welded before?

[SWPIGWANG]

Have you ever welded before?

nope

at starting the thread