A new weapon installed on Russian warships can make enemy soldiers miss targets by blinding them, while also causing hallucinations and making them want to vomit.
Two Russian frigates were fitted with the new non-lethal dazzler-type weapon, the 5P-42 Filin (eagle-owl), the manufacturer’s representative told RIA Novosti. The weapon is designed to temporarily blind the enemy.
It creates a strobe-like effect that disrupts eyesight, seriously hampering the soldier’s ability to aim at night, Ruselectronics (which produces the weapon) stated.
During testing, volunteers used assault rifles, sniper rifles, and machine guns to shoot targets placed up to 2km away and protected by the device. They all had trouble aiming because they “couldn’t see the target.”
Forty-five percent of the volunteers reported feeling dizzy, nauseous, and disoriented. Twenty percent are said to have experienced hallucinations, described as “a ball of light moving in front of [our] eyes.”
https://www.rt.com/russia/450489-russian-navy-system-hallucinations/
(Score: 2) by sjames on Wednesday February 06 2019, @08:10AM (3 children)
Pink Floyd had one of those for their Division Bell tour.
(Score: 2) by DeVilla on Thursday February 07 2019, @08:48PM (2 children)
Wasn't it nuclear powered? It was cool looking in the horse shoe.
(Score: 2) by sjames on Friday February 08 2019, @04:14AM (1 child)
It certainly seemed to be nuclear powered. IIRC, they had to issue FAA advisories for the outdoor concerts due to the extreme brightness. I believe special permission was also needed for the gold vapor lasers.
(Score: 2) by DeVilla on Friday February 08 2019, @05:19AM
I thought I remembered them using a small reactor to power the big light (because they could and it would be cool). There was something about needing to get permits to transport it between shows. However I can't find anything to back that up now and it seems to go against the fact that they had multiple stages in transit for that tour. Oh well.