Why not magnetic weaponry? Wouldn't assault-rifle sized rail guns be far more devastating and effective in combat? The projectiles of magnetic weaponry are pretty close to being as fast as lasers, and are better at piercing armor; not to mention most magnetic rounds have a farther effective range than laser weaponry. Overall, magnetic weapons are better than laser weapons unless you have a highly advanced laser weapon that fires ridiculously powerful blasts; and without a compact power source capable of containing ludicrous amounts of energy, that ain't happening.
TL;DR: Magnetic weapons > Laser weapons
Thoughts? Opinions?
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Depends I mean can you imagine the devastation a AR sized MACAR would cause? You hit you're target the ten behind through the building and the granny say on a bench. Laser weapons while cool are not as of yet an effective means for warfare battery life is a big negative (seriously) as they radiation,blindness and the possibility of it malfunctioning on the field and being unable to repair it that's an expensive toy to break. And odd as it sounds for a stealth mission one where remaining unseen and quiet a laser gun would be the worse thing ever I mean just look at Star Wars the whole trilogy is like a Xmas tree in space.