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[–] AnonMale 1 point 1 point (+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.

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[–] WhyAserverWasBuilt [S] 0 points 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.

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[–] 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.

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[–] 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.

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[–] 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.