I’m wondering if this class of devices counts as the first man portable directed energy weapon fielded in combat. There have been laser weapons that were ship or shore based. I think even some that have been some experimental plasma weapons that are truck mounted. Through all of this though, no man portable…until now?
What kind of projectile does this shoot?
Not projectile, radio frequencies. More like a jamming/blocking device than a firearm.
https://www.sruav.co.uk/nightfighter/
I’m wondering if this class of devices counts as the first man portable directed energy weapon fielded in combat. There have been laser weapons that were ship or shore based. I think even some that have been some experimental plasma weapons that are truck mounted. Through all of this though, no man portable…until now?
Think of it as a directional electronic warfare gun
Definitely not a rifle. I might even call it a weapon instead since it’s so far from projectile firearms the names imply.