Re: [SGII] Nasty Cover

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On Friday 19 March 2004 12:54 pm, B Lin wrote:
> There is some good footage from the US Army Sniper school showing what
a
> .50 Sabot AP (SLAP?) round will do, they shoot through 5-6 cinder
blocks, a
> small safe (one side, large dent on the back), bullet proof glass, 2
inch
> thick mild steel plate etc.  I'll see if I can find the URL.
>
> --Binhan
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Doug Evans [mailto:devans@nebraska.edu]
> > Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 10:46 AM
> > To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> > Subject: Re: [SGII] Nasty Cover
> >
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> > ***
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> > >Out of curiosity, will 1/4" steel reliably stop 50 cal?
> >
> > Reliably? No. Glancing hits maybe, but I wouldn't want to bet
> > even on that.
> > ***
> >
> > That's what I thought; I assumed the 'quarter inch steel'
> > comment on old
> > cars was doubly tongue-in-cheek. Now, maybe two pieces with
> > energy-absorbing material between...
> >
> > Not that I want to be ANYWHERE on the wrong side of an hmg.
> >
> > The_Beast

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