Chemical Laser System

The Chemical Laser System (CLS) is an air-guided tactical laser weapon constructed by the Dominal Army. It was designed as a long-range, anti-aircraft defense system and serves on the Dominal Base as not only a vantage lookout post but also a designated marker that divides Sectors 2 and 3.

Background
The Chemical Laser System was originally a watch tower that stood on the edge of the Center Platform, looking towards the border with Sector 2. Standing at 1128 feet, it was constructed by Dominal engineers in 1988 after the Dominal Partition by the Soeby administration. It was designed in resistant black metal, segmented into different sections that contained window slits. The tower was meant to prevent any insurgency on the base, but it didn't see much action for years. After Gregory Court began his Education Program in the fall of 1999, it was used sometimes as an observation tower by lucky viewers who got the chance to check out the seasonal rocket launches starting that year.

The watch tower was utilized for supervision of the search efforts for General Autumn after the 1999 Dominal Base shooting rampage. The supervisor of the tower, Ethan Reid, also witnessed the 2006 Dominal crash, in which two fighter jets narrowly missed the tower and crash-landed near the Center Platform. The incident was highly publicized because President Court had banned all air traffic in 1994 after the Court Revolution.