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Originally Posted by TteFAboB
Can it be used against infantry? Or light vehicles?
If such a weapon could be used against that poor soldier who stepped out in the open it could have quite a dramatic psychological effect.
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Lasers are forbidden per some convention (that I forgot the name of) for use against soldiers. An easy laser to field 'at this moment' would use invisible laser light but hemmorage the eyes to the point of permanent blindness in every troop unprotected in the immediate vicinity - like within like 5 miles from the transmitter. Naturally, nuclear reprisal is typically the threat used by the US as a response to doing this to our troops on the battlefield, and we agree also not to use it, but it is well known that these types of systems already exist.
I still find it weird that there are rules in warfare, but definitely neccesary for instances like this.
-S