New weapons - interesting

baggygreen · 01-24-07, 10:24 PM

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=181475

bookworm_020 · 01-24-07, 10:59 PM

I saw a photo of it, it looks like an oversized sat dish. They say it's got a range of 500 meters, and has no long lasting effects.

I see problems in that it's an obvious target!

Konovalov · 01-25-07, 05:18 AM

Excellent. My hands and feet really feel the cold during winter so this would be great for heating the house.

Konovalov · 01-25-07, 06:19 AM

Heat is not the only weapon being developed by US military scientists. Artificial 'black ice' could also be used on the battlefield to make the enemy slip up.

Letum · 01-25-07, 06:20 AM

One problem I can see is that, unlike existing crowd control methods, it is indiscriminate. i.e. With existing crowd control methods you can choose not to target some members of the crowd. You may wish to not target the injured or frail for example. This new weapon does not appear to have this capability.

Limitations aside, I dislike any weapon that allows the few to dominate the many; there is always someone in the world who will want to use it against peaceful or semi-peaceful demonstrations and/or protests, but I'm sure that this weapon will have some positive uses in the world as well.

StandingCow · 01-25-07, 10:58 AM

There is a video of this floating around.. I think it is the first weapon to be able to take out a mortar round... amazing.

Good time too, it will help keep our troops safe.

JSLTIGER · 01-25-07, 11:01 AM

Does anyone else think that this weapon sounds like it might be microwaving people?

01-24-07, 10:24 PM	#1
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01-24-07, 10:59 PM	#2
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I saw a photo of it, it looks like an oversized sat dish. They say it's got a range of 500 meters, and has no long lasting effects. I see problems in that it's an obvious target! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

01-25-07, 05:18 AM	#3
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01-25-07, 06:19 AM	#4
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Heat is not the only weapon being developed by US military scientists. Artificial 'black ice' could also be used on the battlefield to make the enemy slip up. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

01-25-07, 06:20 AM	#5
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	One problem I can see is that, unlike existing crowd control methods, it is indiscriminate. i.e. With existing crowd control methods you can choose not to target some members of the crowd. You may wish to not target the injured or frail for example. This new weapon does not appear to have this capability. Limitations aside, I dislike any weapon that allows the few to dominate the many; there is always someone in the world who will want to use it against peaceful or semi-peaceful demonstrations and/or protests, but I'm sure that this weapon will have some positive uses in the world as well. __________________

01-25-07, 10:58 AM	#6
StandingCow Weps Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 355 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	There is a video of this floating around.. I think it is the first weapon to be able to take out a mortar round... amazing. Good time too, it will help keep our troops safe. __________________

01-25-07, 11:01 AM	#7
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