User blog:Unbacked0/Amon's Satellite Laser Strike

Summary
During the fight with Amon in Yakuza 4, he uses a satellite laser that he can use against Kiryu. Kiryu is able to react to and dodge this laser, so I was wondering how fast this laser was.

Video: https://youtu.be/bY9U0XwF_MU?t=4m33s

Calculation
Timing how long the laser took to fire was the hardest part because of how the first laser hits the ground before Amon has fully pulled out the controller, so I had to time between Amon pulling out the controller and the first laser hitting the ground.

The time between Amon pulling out the controller and the first laser hitting the ground: 0.1225 seconds.

The placement of the satellite is also difficult since satellites can be at multiple altitudes, so I'll use a low ball and a high ball for this calculation.

Low ball: Lowest height for a satellite 2,000 km or 2,000,000 meters.

High ball: Highest height for a satellite 3,600 km or 3,600,000 meters.

Low ball: 2,000,000 m/0.1225 s = 1632653.06122 m/s.

High ball: 3,600,000 m/0.1225 s = 2938775.5102 m/s.

Low ball: 1632653.06122 m/s = mach 4760 or Massively Hypersonic+.

High ball: 2938775.5102 m/s = mach 8568 or Massively Hypersonic+.

What does this mean?
This speed feat can be applied to Kiryu since he is able to dodge the laser before it hits him. This can then be used for every high tier character in the series, however, we will use the low ball since there isn't any other feat like this in the series.