 Gotta love..., The things science comes up with. |
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 Jun 23 2006, 12:06 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: 29-October 05 From: Arlington, TX Member No.: 7,909  |
I think I'd like to see this stuff in action.
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2006/06/19/g...w19-502-ak-0000 |
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Jun 23 2006, 12:10 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
75 pounds? That's not light :P Carrying a 75 pound pack isn't hard, but it starts to add up when you throw body armor, guns, ammo, and combat gear on top of that.
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Jun 23 2006, 12:12 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: 29-October 05 From: Arlington, TX Member No.: 7,909 |
Personally, I think they should vehicle mount it like a water cannon, and give it some more pressure for a longer range.
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Jun 23 2006, 01:38 AM
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Horror Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445 |
Is anyone else seeing Shadowrunner applications for this now? :) |
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Jun 23 2006, 02:03 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 626 Joined: 1-March 04 Member No.: 6,112 |
I really don't know about non-lethal, even with slow-moving pedestrian crowds. How many people are injured each year just by falling on ice? Slip the wrong way and you have a broken bone, a concussion or worse.
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Jun 23 2006, 02:38 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 556 Joined: 28-May 04 From: Moorhead, MN, USA Member No.: 6,367 |
Broken bones and concussions are usually non-lethal.
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Jun 23 2006, 03:02 AM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
Until you start talking about an entire crowd falling on top of each other, often times with flammables and fire starters among the group. Then broken bones mean burning to death with little way for any one to be pulled from the danger zone. [e] There was stuff like this in SR3, along with freeze foam. This post has been edited by Kanada Ten: Jun 23 2006, 03:12 AM |
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Jun 23 2006, 03:49 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 556 Joined: 28-May 04 From: Moorhead, MN, USA Member No.: 6,367 |
Yet the broken bones remain non-lethal. Almost any form of incapacitance would be lethal in the scenario you mentioned. Maybe the freeze foam would be non-flammable and insulate from the fire, but not in my dark future.
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Jun 23 2006, 06:03 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: 4-June 06 From: Kansas City Member No.: 8,644 |
75 pounds really isn't that bad. The average rucksack in the Army is 60 pounds, so you are only talking about 15 extra pounds, and when you take into account you wouldn't be carrying a rifle or extra ammo for that rifle, and the fact that as you use the weapon it gets lighter, it isn't all that bad at all.
Also non-lethal only refers to the weapon you are using, not secondary damage, or other scenarios. |
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Jun 23 2006, 06:07 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,479 Joined: 6-May 05 From: Idaho Member No.: 7,377 |
Yes, even with a tazer, you can shoot someone with a knife and they can fall on it or they surroundings.
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Jun 23 2006, 06:13 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
Wow, this was posted Wednesday and got 1 response. Posted today on this forum it gets 10?!? You guys need to get out more.
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Jun 23 2006, 06:31 PM
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Horror Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445 |
Only if I can have this 'nonlethal' soloution to asswads on the road hooked up to a 50-gallon tank in the back of my truck. :)
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Jun 23 2006, 06:40 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,479 Joined: 6-May 05 From: Idaho Member No.: 7,377 |
I just want one to wear to the club, so I can offer the ladys some "Slippery lovin'".
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Jun 23 2006, 06:46 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
I was figuring that the soldier using the non-lethal weapon would probably be carrying his standard rifle and ammunition as well. If the spraygun had a range longer than 25', it might be a different story, but as is, if they start getting shot at he's probably not going to be able to return fire with the spraygun. Once he starts using the weapon, it will become lighter... but he's also at the point where he's not likely to be trying to move any significant distance on foot with it (he'll be at the scene where they're going to control a crowd, so he'll be done jogging to the scene or patrolling with his unit). If you're sacrificing the soldier's ruck and supplies for a 75 pound nonlethal weapon, it becomes a serious issue if the situation degenerates to a firefight and he finds himself without any supplies or effective weapons. |
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Jun 24 2006, 07:57 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: 4-June 06 From: Kansas City Member No.: 8,644 |
Generally the Army and Marines are there to kill people. I am not trying to start an argument, nor am I passing judgement, but realistically that is their job. They wouldn't use a non-lethal like this. This is more for the police for riot control. Also if a soldier were to use it, they would hump it to the scene of conflict then they hae to take it out again, which is where the lighter thing come into play. Also, look at the soldiers issued flame throwers back in WWII, they didn't carry any additional gear, nor an additional weapon, their range sucked, but the served a purpose and were fairly effective at it. It is a moot point however as the military would never issue a weapon as heavy as this.
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Jun 24 2006, 08:18 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 511 Joined: 24-March 05 From: On a ledge between Heaven and Hell Member No.: 7,226 |
So What happens if someone shoots the tank?
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Jun 24 2006, 10:46 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,664 Joined: 21-September 04 From: Arvada, CO Member No.: 6,686 |
Depending on which tank they hit, either powder or water would start leaking out, or the compressed air tank would rupture. Either way, a hole in any of them would severely ruin its ability to function.
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Jun 25 2006, 12:39 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 932 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orlando, Florida Member No.: 1,042 |
SR 3rd ed. had an equivalent called slip-spray.
This stuff strikes me as a dumb idea. It doesn't work as a barrier, because the crowd probably won't realize it's there until they're falling down. And crowd control weapons are really crowd dispersal weapons, and this doesn't disperse anyone - it just knocks them down. So now you've got a crowd of people going ass-over-tea kettle on the asphalt street, breaking bones on the way down, and then flailing about helplessly once they're down there. Then friends of theirs run in to help them and get trapped as well. Add in a big dose of confusion, liberal amounts of panic, two or three motor vehicles going out of control at twenty-five miles an hour, a molotov cocktail or two, and you've solved no problem at all, just created a bigger one. |
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Jun 25 2006, 01:27 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,664 Joined: 21-September 04 From: Arvada, CO Member No.: 6,686 |
But it works great for shadowrunners to use to create a rather sizable distraction for the local police force.
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Jun 25 2006, 03:01 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 932 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orlando, Florida Member No.: 1,042 |
3rd ed. slip-spray turned up in my game fairly often, because while a lousy crowd control device, it does have a lot of shadow applications. It could be delivered via grenade, or through a sprayer that in SR was about the size of a two-liter bottle. It was useful for covering retreats or for paralyzing the enemy in an area without the noise of an explosion. Once everybody was falling down, you could finish them with silenced weapons.
And I agreed with tarantula that spraying it all over the lobby of a building would draw all attention there while your team slips in the back door. |
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Jun 25 2006, 08:05 PM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
And that's bad, why? Police are rarely issued anti-personel grenades so they have to be creative when they want to cause mas-deaths. :cyber: |
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Jun 26 2006, 06:01 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
Flamethrowers were/are a lethal combat weapon, and the specialists who used them used them as such. A crowd-control spraygun really does nothing if the crowd you're attempting to control opens fire on you.
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Jun 26 2006, 07:38 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 64 Joined: 4-October 05 Member No.: 7,812 |
OR mount it on the back of your car and when the police are chasing yea....
Also, when it comes to this kind of technology the proper term isn't "non-lethal" but "less than lethal". The technology isn't designed to kill but if used incorrectly can. |
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Jun 26 2006, 08:03 PM
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Horror Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445 |
Mount a couple of sprayers in the back of your Riggermobile and a 50-gallon tank in the trunk...
Ooooh yeah, that'll get the cops off your ass. :) |
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