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Knock-down test of a 109 mph (175 km/h; 49 m/s) vortex ring gun. The vortex ring gun is an experimental non-lethal weapon for crowd control that uses high-energy vortex rings of gas to knock down people or spray them with marking ink or other chemicals. The concept was explored by the US Army starting in 1998, and by some commercial firms.
A large air vortex cannon, with a 9 feet (2.7 m) wide barrel and a displacement volume of 2,873 US gallons (10.88 m 3) was built in March 2008 at the University of Minnesota, and could blow out candles at 180 feet (55 m). [6] [7] In 2012, a large air vortex cannon was built for Czech Television program Zázraky přírody (lit. ' Wonders of ...
Vortex cannon may refer to: Vortex cannon, a mythical anti-aircraft weapon; Air vortex cannon, a toy producing doughnut-shaped air vortices; See also.
Vortex gun may refer to: Vortex ring gun , an experimental non-lethal weapon that uses high-energy vortex rings of gas Air vortex cannon , a toy that releases doughnut-shaped air vortices
A long-range acoustic device (LRAD), acoustic hailing device (AHD) or sound cannon is a specialized loudspeaker that produces sound at high power for communicating at a distance. It has been used as a method of crowd control , which has caused permanent hearing damage , having an extremely high decibel capacity (up to 160 dB measured at one ...
In a second $800 million military aid package, announced by Biden on Thursday, an additional 72 howitzers, 72 tactical vehicles to tow the cannons and 144,000 rounds will be sent to Ukraine. The ...
There are many types, including chain guns, gast guns, revolver cannons, and rotary cannons. They are being used as military aircraft main guns, naval guns, anti-aircraft weapons, infantry fighting vehicle main guns and are occasionally found on reconnaissance vehicles like the LAV-25 .
The Philippine military on Sunday condemned a Chinese coast guard ship's “excessive and offensive” use of a water cannon to block a Filipino supply boat from delivering new troops, food, water ...