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Sonic weapon

) in use on the USS Blue Ridge Sonic and ultrasonic weapons (USW) are directed-energy weapons of various types that use sound to injure or incapacitate an opponent. Some sonic weapons make a focused beam of sound or of ultrasound; others produce an area field of sound. , military and police forces make some limited use of sonic weapons.

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) in use on the USS Blue Ridge Sonic and ultrasonic weapons (USW) are directed-energy weapons of various types that use sound to injure or incapacitate an opponent. Some sonic weapons make a focused beam of sound or of ultrasound; others produce an area field of sound. , military and police forces make some limited use of sonic weapons.

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