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1 posted on 09/14/2012 12:27:15 AM PDT by neverdem
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“Although the Active Denial System works (mostly) as advertised, its massive size, energy consumption and technical complexity make it effectively unusable on the battlefield.”

Let me fix that for them.

“Although the Active Denial System works (mostly) as advertised, its massive size makes it effectively a giant priority target for anyone with a firearm on the battlefield.”


2 posted on 09/14/2012 12:36:37 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: neverdem

Thanks.

That was a very interesting article. Long, but worth it.


3 posted on 09/14/2012 1:03:00 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 ( If you think I'm crazy, just wait until you talk to my invisible friend.)
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Radiation at that frequency penetrates less than half a millimetre into the skin

Just enough to fry your eyes. Even 0.001" of opaque material will do it.

4 posted on 09/14/2012 2:00:50 AM PDT by Greysard
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7 posted on 09/14/2012 10:15:30 AM PDT by neverdem ( Xin loi min oi)
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