France’s new laser rifle silently melts electronics at 500 meters — and Ukrainian infantry could really use it

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• gibmiser@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It occurs to me that whenever cool new weapons get used for the first time, it is still a sad day.

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  • 1984@lemmy.today ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Its funny because humans see themselves as very smart, but they built a society where everyone has to work all day to pay their bills, because fantasy “money” is seen as a real thing despite just existing inside computer programs.

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    • Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      We could use a mulligan on the last 12 eons, give or take.

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  • Albbi@lemmy.ca ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Unless aliens attack! No, wait… Ok yeah.

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    • aeronmelon@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

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      They have better lasers than France, IIRC.

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• Trimatrix@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The photo for the article is hilarious. No opticals, just iron sights. I got the mental image of the dude trying to aim at a radio 500m away.

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  • raltoid@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s pretty common to avoid using products from other companies in PR photos(if there’s no deal). And the prominant picatinny rail is enough to tell any potential buyers that they can attach almost anything they want.

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  • espentan@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    No optics. /s

    Image.

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  • kemsat@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It could have a little screen on the side we can’t see that shows you what it’s aiming at.

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