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It looks to me like we are on the cusp of the laser handguns era
by elzbardico 3y ago
It looks to me like we are on the cusp of the laser handguns era
- blincoln 3y agoLaser handguns are probably never going to be a thing. How many places are there on a human body where a cauterized hole a few mm across will kill or incapacitate someone? How likely is someone going to be to hit those places accurately with a pistol? There are some interesting niche uses for laser sniper carbines[1], IMO, like punching holes in a gas tank and igniting the vapour, burning out security camera sensors, cutting power/communications lines, starting fires inside distant buildings by firing through windows, etc., but I think most useful laser weapons will be mounted and computer-controlled so that they can track moving targets long enough to do meaningful damage. [1] It's not a rifle if the bore is smooth.
- karmajunkie 3y agoyou’re not thinking creatively enough. a mm-sized hole may not incapacitate someone but a mm-thick slice across their belly would disembowel them. just wave it around!