[–] UK_Bloke_Awoke 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Wow, but what is the range, because I have a gut feeling that some of the ‘invaders’ will be armed, and if they get that close, they will shoot at the equipment and disable it or even kill the crew...
[–] CokeOrPepe 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Shooting in a gun range? Good idea. Shooting at the US Military? Bad Idea.
[–] MidnightDStroyer ago (edited ago)
Even so, even foot soldeirs have access to rubber bullets or (even less lethal) beanbag rounds; I have little doubt that there are other effective but non-lethal tactics that they can use. These are the kind of "ground support" that can protect the "heavy cannons" at closer range.
[–] WhyAserverWasBuilt [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Not that close....in the local news demo, the female newscaster was pretty far away....and began to walk forward....didn't get close. Stop making excuses...and study the technology you paid for.
[–] UK_Bloke_Awoke ago
ah, but I’m a Brit, and if I paid for it, I didn’t know that I had....
[–] MethaneZepher ago
I don't want them turned away.
Let their path take them to the border. And let it end there.
[–] AnonMale 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago (edited ago)
Microwave systems, like the one in the video, have many limitations. If the target group is too far away then the energy wouldn't be high enough. If the distance is too short, the system can't focus. Microwave systems are useful to separate smaller groups. Think about ANTIFA gatherings. ;)
But, an invasion horde with over 1000 men wouldn't be stoppable by such systems. These could be used to fire "warning shots", but the horde would simply overrun the systems and then drive away with the trucks.
[–] WhyAserverWasBuilt [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
NOPE! It will work...over and over...as some retreat....just keep pulsing those who move forward...until they all turn back.
[–] AnonMale ago (edited ago)
Microwave systems have a focus spot (circle). It's not a barrier. You can escape this spot in all directions, also by simply moving forward. That's the reason why it's easy to overrun the system if the crowd is large enough. Exactly what the operator explains in the video "separate groups before they become too large". An already larger group will overrun it.
[–] MidnightDStroyer ago (edited ago)
You think that those trucks won't have ground troops on foot to help defend it?
Beanbag rounds for smaller targets, water cannons for large groups, even air-spraying with specially engineered "stink gas" that's non-lethal but extremely discouraging: Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_(weapon). It's not any one weapon that can do the job.
There is a wide variety of non-lethal weapons that have already been designed & have been in use for years. What the video here shows us is only the testing of one such weapon.
[–] AnonMale ago (edited ago)
Yes, but most of the systems you mentioned are designed for usage in urban areas. E.g. try using a water cannon in the desert.