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  • $\begingroup$ While venting matter at a missile of antimatter would destroy it, this question is asking about beams moving at near light speed, so venting likely is not an option $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 12, 2016 at 3:00
  • $\begingroup$ You have to first detect the beam before you can launch trash at it. But you detect it when it punches a hole in the ship. The beam is a light-speed weapon. $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 12, 2016 at 5:02
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    $\begingroup$ @TonyEnnis> it's not light-speed. Or it's not anti-matter. Your pick. Granted, it's still fast enough that throwing anything heavier than particles seems unreasonable. $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 12, 2016 at 7:04
  • $\begingroup$ This is virtually the same as my answer. You might want to flesh out the part about Whipple shields. $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 12, 2016 at 18:48
  • $\begingroup$ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipple_shield whipple sheilds are layered ablative armor, they work because the more energetic the explosion the more debris, (in this case antimatter) is thrown away from the target. better yet a whipple shield could be fairly easily charged to increase deflection. $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 13, 2016 at 21:09