Click that link and tell me that doesn't make you chuckle. Now I just need a tank...
Edit: It has been a couple of years since I paid attention, but finding a Cree (flashlight) LED with a high-CRI is tough. My HDS has a Cree with 90+ CRI with a 3700k tint which is somewhat rare. Nichia made the best high-cri with more preferable 4400k+ tints.
I'll see your 1kW arc and raise you an 800 million candlepower arc light.[1]
I got to see it in action and talk to the owner, Bob, about it for quite a while a few years ago. Really nice guy and an incredible piece of history/machinery.
These lights were used as part of the coastal defense system to spot and highlight approaching enemy aircraft. One fascinating thing are the pre-radar trackers used to drive these lights. They used man-in-the-loop and automated stereo visual and aural systems to locate the incoming planes.[2]
Click that link and tell me that doesn't make you chuckle. Now I just need a tank...
Edit: It has been a couple of years since I paid attention, but finding a Cree (flashlight) LED with a high-CRI is tough. My HDS has a Cree with 90+ CRI with a 3700k tint which is somewhat rare. Nichia made the best high-cri with more preferable 4400k+ tints.