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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Power requirements makes energy weapons alot less mobile.
For laser based weapons ability to concentrate the beam over long range is difficult and requires fragile lenses that might not be able to handle the power.
Styropyro on youtube has made a very impressive lasers worth a look

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