This new laser weapon is called the "Maritime Laser Demonstrator". It focused 15 kilowatts of energy by concentrating it through a solid medium. The typical medium used is crystal. The demonstation of the new laser technology used a smaller boat.
A more powerful gun that will be able to target a cruise missile threat was tested in February 2011. This laser gun is call The FEL. This gun doesn't use a gain medium and consumes 500 kilovolts of energy, which produces a supercharged electron beam that can burn through 20 FEET OF STEEL PER SECOND.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/04/08/navy-showboats-destructive-new-laser-gun/
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