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Originally Posted by Isto
It can be as easy, than just coat the missile with a material, that either absorbs or mirrors the beam away in some way.
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They give a specific power figure in the above article (4 kW/cm2) and a specific penetration figure at 10 km (quarter inch steel plate = 6.35mm)
The 122 mm OF-462 artillery shell has a wall thickness of about 17mm
LINK to drawing
60 to 80mm mortars have a wall thickness of about 12mm
81mm mortar drawing
60mm mortar drawing
A large commercial aircraft like the 747/Airbus/etc has about 2 to 4 mm skin thickness in aluminum; while ballistic missiles differ -- Titan II ICBM had a maximum skin thickness of 6~mm; while the Titan III Space Launch Vehicle went up to 12~mm to support heavier payloads on top.