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Built for stealth and sabotage, the HELMA-LP laser gun disables tech targets at range.

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[–] Trimatrix@lemmy.world 36 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

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.

[–] Badabinski@kbin.earth 5 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Just saying, you can absolutely hit something 500+ meters away with iron sights. Heck, I've personally done so at 900 meters. I'll grant that I was prone, however.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But can you hold it on target consistently for the time needed for this weapon to achieve the deaired effect?

[–] Badabinski@kbin.earth 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Absolutely not, although a scope likely wouldn't assist there. The weapon itself needs to have some form of stabilization that will keep it locked on after firing has started.

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