US Air Force prototypes a PHaSR

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The Personnel Halting and Stimulating Response uh, device, about the size and weight of an M60, fires a pulse of light that temporarily blinds anybody in the beam. It seems to be a crowd-control device more than anything else, but has a beam rather than a cone area of effect (and as noted at Gotta Have One) may just be thwarted by a decent pair of polarizing sunglasses. Certainly, despite the name, not something you can nail somebody in the back with and have them be unconscious until the plot demands otherwise.

US Air Force PHaSR Weapon

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Camille Dumas
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