On: Mysterious Laser Turret Appears on US Navy Destroy...

[angry_octet]

Sailors aren't on deck during a battle any more, so are unlikely to be suffering laser reflections (!) from tiny projectiles thousands of yards away.

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Most warships (of the non-submersible variety) have windows, last I checked. In fairness, though, that does make it easier to mitigate that issue.