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Дата: 12.12.2014 01:41:18
EmpressNero, on Dec 11 2014 - 19:04, said: If you use it against a piloted aircraft, you better
freaking hope that the pilot dies in the crash. The chances
of accidentally tagging his face with the laser is low, but not
zero. And if he survives with permanent eye damage, there's
going to be a lot of uncomfortable questions for the US to answer
in Geneva.The_Chieftain: The theory, when the system (LDS) was deployed aboard both
Type 22s, a Type 21 (Amazon?) and Invincible in the 1982 war
was that an attacking pilot when blinded would pull up to avoid
crashing into the sea while making a low level attack run. At
worst, this just screwed up his attack run, at best, it would make
the 'plane an easier target for the missile systems. In the
1991 war, two Bradley Stingrays were sent to the desert. The
primary system was a large laser emitter on the right side of the
turret which was designed to defeat targetting systems before they
engaged. Not used operationally. Since then, the laws on the
use of lasers as weapons against personnel have kicked in a bit, so
there hasn't been much further development on Stingray or the LDS.
KilljoyCutter, on Dec 11 2014 - 20:08, said: How much truth is there to the tale that the M2 .50 machine gun is
an "anti materiel" weapon, and therefore there's a sort
wink-wink-nudge-nudge that you're shooting it "at the stuff around
people" and not "at people". The_Chieftain: None.
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