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Serious question: is there a recorded case of a laser weapon being used in combat?
by codewithcheese 11y ago
Serious question: is there a recorded case of a laser weapon being used in combat?
- woodman 11y agoYes, a US soldier was blinded by an Iraqi in Desert Strom [0]. The article doesn't cover it, but as I remember it, the laser was part of a tank laser range finding system - not a purpose build blinding device (the Chinese were openly producing such weapons at the time). Another class of weapon would be a dazzler [1], and those are used frequently. [0] http://www.ipsnews.net/1995/09/disarmament-blinding-laser-weapons-must-be-banned-now-red-cross/ http://www.ipsnews.net/1995/09/disarmament-blinding-laser-we... [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzler_(weapon) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzler_(weapon)
- codewithcheese 11y agoThanks