Ultra-short duration pulse lasers

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Originally Posted by GURPS Fox

So far, largely yes when using 3e. There are no modifiers for pulse lasers in terms of energy input in kW or joules (at least, that I could find), which I find weird as hell, for the moment you start shrinking the duration, the higher your energy input requirements.

I don't see why. If you deliver a GJ over one second, you have a power of 1 GW while it's on. If you deliver it over one millisecond, you have a (much briefer) power of 1 TW. But the total energy delivered is still 1 GJ. It just arrives more all at once.