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A New High Tech Less Lethal (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago by FireTower@lemmy.world to c/forgottenweapons@lemmy.world
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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.

TFBTV Video [6:53] https://youtu.be/RE_Bhje1VHk?si=

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[–] tkk13909@sopuli.xyz 56 points 8 months ago (4 children)

That's actually really cool! I like seeing developments being made in specifically not killing people.

[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago

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.

[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 16 points 8 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

It doesn't work that way and it has a limiter anyway.

[–] 6mementomori@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

if you can move fast enough to make such a difference, then you yourself are the bullet at that point

[–] Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

A for the soft spots if the Earth server decides to nerf your weapons...

[–] BastingChemina 2 points 8 months ago

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.

[–] strawberry@kbin.run 14 points 8 months ago (4 children)

how much is 30 joules? how bad does that hurt? guessing enough to drop someone?

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] strawberry@kbin.run 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

that gives me so little context lol

but as someone above said, its like a 3 kg weight dropped from 1m

freedom units thats a 7lb weight from around 3 feet

[–] Mostly_Gristle@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Approximately a gallon of milk dropped from waist height, but with the impact concentrated into an area 18 mm (~3/4 in) across.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ah finally and actually useful conversion I can understand.

[–] towerful@programming.dev 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Its 0.3 hubble-barns of water dropped from 0.0008 sheppys, concentrated into a circle with a 2-can jimmy griffin index diameter.
I dont know how much clearer i can be

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

So, it sounds like it could probably pierce skin or permanently destroy an eye for example ? Would it be enough to fracture a skull ?

Edit: thanks for downvoting with no explanation, feels like I'm back to the good old reddit! /s

Maybe I'm off but that sounds like a lot of force concentrated into a tiny area. For reference, I know that when I was doing airsoft, a 2mm, 0.2g pellet expelled at 2J could already do some serious damage if it hit the wrong part of the body.

[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Probably not fracture the skull but like most moving objects you wouldn't want it heading towards your eye. Decidedly not something you'd want to get hit with, but definitely preferable to the other options.

[–] Akagigahara@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] strawberry@kbin.run 6 points 8 months ago

converts to freedom units

yea ok so it hurts

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Its about as much energy as a poorly executed punch from an average person but with a significantly smaller contact area.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Can it launch grenades, but like gently?

[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That's the 'baby flashbang' setting

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

So basically

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Not quite the laser weapon I thought I would see..