What is the main challenge of creating energy based weapons?

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For example: laser rifles or pistols, anything that shoots out concussive energy that you see in sci-fi shooter games. This is obviously in the realm of science fiction but I can’t imagine that kind of technology is impossible to come by. With those weapons they can probably hold up to hundreds of rounds worth of energy/plasma/etc.

What would be the main roadblock with this kind of weaponry?

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The closest thing we have right now are the railguns and laser weapons on our warships and Israel’s Iron beam. You need a fuck ton of energy to run this in the shortest burst and the actual weapons are huge.

Unless you know some secret way to make a tank cannon fit into your hand and a nuclear reactor on your back, we’re no where close to sci-fi laser weapons.

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