The non-lethal Filin can be used at night or during twilight and is said to be effective from up to two kilometres away. In tests, volunteers who had the weapon turned on them found it was impossible to aim a firearm at a target protected by it. A fifth experienced something like a hallucination and about half noticed “signs of spatial disorientation, as well as nausea and dizziness”. The device is said to agitate the optic nerves of the enemy by modulating the brightness of the light.In the first fucking place, vertigo is NOT caused by "agitating the optic nerves", whatever that means. The optic nerves are just wires. Vertigo can come from many different stimuli, including imagination and memory, and involves many different parts of the brain.
During the nights, after the tanks and infantry had dug in, the tankers employed powerful spotlights to help defend their positions. Two men would pull guard and when motion was detected or a noise heard, the light would be flashed on the area. It temporarily blinded the enemy and made them easy targets for our fire.This "new" weapon looks a whole lot like an old light semaphore blinking Morse.
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