This is the naval weapon of the future. The merits of fitting ships with actual laser beams have long been debated, but trials of the Laser Weapon System aboard the USS Ponce back in 2014 have confirmed that they have excellent potential.
This is an energy weapon with various intensity settings; at a low level, it can fire off warning shots. Turn it up to its maximum level, and it will completely fry its target as if it had been put into a microwave.