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I don't know what weapons will be used to fight the next war. But, considering the options likely available in the future, I hope to be far, far away from the planet when it's fought.
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About four years ago a portable rifle-unit (kinda like Akira) was presented that used a very strong flash, capable of blinding 500 people at a time, for the rest of their lives... Kinda mean, I think.
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Well, anyone using a sniper rifle would already be well hidden, I would imagine ...
They've got something like that ... an M-16 with a camera attached to it, that a soldier can view using some sort of HUD in his helmet. He can just point the M-16 around the corner of a building and aim with the HUD, keeping most of his person out of harm's way ...
It's not in the field yet, but the History Channel did a special on the future of weapons, and thats one that is being currently developed ... it looks really bulky, though, so ...
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[This message has been edited by First of Two (edited November 30, 2000).]
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