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Microwave gun (and "Gunslinger") to be used by US troops on Iraq rioters
Microwave weapons that cause pain without lasting injury are to be issued to American troops in Iraq for the first time as concern mounts over the growing number of civilians killed in fighting. The non-lethal weapons, which use high-powered electromagnetic beams, will be fitted to vehicles already in Iraq, which will allow the system to be introduced as early as next year... ...The armoured vehicles will be named Sheriffs once they have been modified to carry the microwave weapons, known as the Active Denial System (ADS)... ...In another development, the Sheriffs will be fitted with Gunslinger, a rapid-fire gun currently under development that will detect enemy snipers and automatically fire back at them...This is the first mention that the "Gunslinger" system is to be deployed. It has been developed by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, but I'm hard pressed to find its specifications. Posted by: Anonymoose 2004-09-20 |
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