Unintended but yes . I think it was . <| sep |> When asked about this in a stream they said it was ' unrealistic '. Amusing , given all the weird techs they have , and that surfacespace weaponry is in theory possible . Is our atmosphere annoying ? Yes , but it is not insurmountable . And a powerful enough laser would pierce the 80 or so kilometers worth of atmosphere we have Way less if you only count the thick parts that will hamper such a weapon . After all , the US Army is already planning to have some for surface war , which will need for them to cross tens of kilometers and not upwards , where the density falls off quickly , but in directions that keep the beam at low altitudes in comparison , which is much more thick to pierce .