Succeeded in developing a portable laser gun capable of burning targets 800 meters ahead of China

by Andrew "FastLizard 4" Adams

In recent years, China has been rapidly developing weapons, and since 2018 it became a hot topic, such as the report that " We are advancing the development of railguns to be mounted on warship ships ". Meanwhile, the Hong Kong daily newspaper South China Morning Post reports that "China has developed a laser gun that can also carbonize humans."

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Because the laser assault rifle named " ZKZM - 500 " has a diameter of 15 mm and weighs about 3 kg, which is about the same as AK - 47 which is also known as "the most used military gun in the world", a car It can be mounted on boards, boats, airplanes, etc., and can also be carried by people. It has a range of about 800 meters, and a lithium ion rechargeable battery similar to that used for smartphones is installed and it seems that you can do laser irradiation for less than 2 seconds 1000 times with one charge. The price per unit is about 15,000 dollars (about 1.7 million yen), and it may be said that it is surprisingly cheap, considering that it is rechargeable and does not consume ammunition.

According to researchers who participated in experiments and prototype making at the Xi'an Optical Precision Machine Laboratory under the umbrella of Chinese Academy of Sciences , "Pain caused by laser gun is unbearable". ZKZM Laser, a technology company related to Xi'an Optical Precision Machinery Laboratory that produced ZKZM-500, is currently searching for partner companies that have weapons manufacturing license or defense industry partner companies and has prepared the mass production structure of ZKZM-500 I am here.

The design and manufacture of the ZKZM - 500 are expected to be tightly controlled by the government, and the only customer who can acquire the ZKZM - 500 is believed to be limited to the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the police. It is likely that the ZKZM - 500 will be deployed at the beginning of the Chinese People 's Armed Police Unit ' s counter - terrorism unit.

The ZKZM - 500 can irradiate a very powerful laser from long distances, it can melt the window of the target with heat, ignite the gas tank. The laser is tuned so as to be invisible and there is no laser irradiation sound at all, so that it is not possible to confirm the location of ZKZM-500 as an object to be attacked, that "we are being attacked" Even you may not notice. Researchers who participated in the experiment said, "Attacks by ZKZM - 500 will look like accidents."

Until just 10 years ago, "Portable laser gun that has high offensive power and can be used for military use" is a story of the SF world, and in the year 2009 the US attempted to manufacture a portable laser gun, but " I could only irradiate a poor laser at the level that the skin can not be damaged unless it is exposed. However, China said it has succeeded in developing the ZKZM - 500 by introducing 2 billion yuan (about 33 billion yen) of funds in 2015, promoting the development of a compact laser gun.

Wang Zhimin who conducts research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing at the Laser Physics and Technology Institute says that a rapid military laser gun could be developed with the rapid development of technology in recent years. "This is no longer a story of the SF world, it has already become a reality," said that development of technology to concentrate lasers on one point and technology to measure the distance of the target has led to the results of this time It is.

If the ZKZM - 500 keeps irradiating the human body for a long time, it is possible to burn the human body and carbonize it, but the Chinese government classifies ZKZM - 500 as "non - lethal weapon". As a possible usage method, it is expected to burn the demonstrators 'placards, burn clothes and hair of demonstrators' leaders, and predict the situation of "losing the persuasive power of the demonstration". However, a police officer in Beijing said, "Because laser burns can leave permanent scars, basically it is preferable to suppress the demonstrators by way of conventional tear gas, rubber bullets, and taser guns The South China Morning Post reported that it was "

by Dan