A New High Tech Less Lethal
A New High Tech Less Lethal
This less lethal launcher from UMX, a sub brand of the German company Umarex, has a built in range finder tied to a laser rangefinder that regulates an electronically controlled valve to ensure a projectile is launched pneumatically to hit a target at no greater than 30 joules of impact force.
This ensures that sufficient force is applied to receive the desired effect while mitigating the risk of causing unnecessary damage.
It is designed to fire a variety of capsules including one containing a pepper spray like powder and one that has an ultraviolet markings dye.
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That's actually really cool! I like seeing developments being made in specifically not killing people.
While there isn't as many unique less lethal designs (compared to lethal) it seems to me like there's a greater level of diversity in the way they function, which is always interesting.
How long until someone realizes if they aim far and milliseconds before pulling the trigger aim closer they can get a far shot power at a close target.
It doesn't work that way and it has a limiter anyway.
if you can move fast enough to make such a difference, then you yourself are the bullet at that point
A for the soft spots if the Earth server decides to nerf your weapons...
I'm less enthusiastic about the development of less lethal weapon.
It's great if it can be used to replace the use of more lethal weapons but in practice it tends to add up to other weapons.
how much is 30 joules? how bad does that hurt? guessing enough to drop someone?
Google says a baseball thrown at 80Mph has ~88 joules of kinetic energy.
Idk how that relates to impact force but hopefully someone smarter than me will help.
Doing some mental math, it should be about the same feeling as getting hit by 3kg from about 1 meter high.
1J=1N 1N=100g1m 30J=30N=3000g1m
converts to freedom units
yea ok so it hurts
Its about as much energy as a poorly executed punch from an average person but with a significantly smaller contact area.
It's nonsense. You measure energy in joules, force in newtons. 30 "joules" of impact force makes no sense at all.
If it is 30 joules, the impact force is 30/m, where m is the distance the force works over. If it is actually 30 newtons, the kinetic energy is 30m.
Can it launch grenades, but like gently?
That's the 'baby flashbang' setting
So basically
