Re: [GZG] Slightly OT - Hypothetical weapon question

Ryan Gill wrote:

> >Doubtful, since its rounds would also break up pretty quickly after
> >entering the water. (OK, the Mythbusters didn't include a .50 HMG,
but they
> >did test a .50-caliber sniper rifle, and its bullets behave pretty
> >similarly to the HMG's when they strike water.)
>
>the sniper rifles can only really fire ball. They can't fire the SLAP
rounds.

Yes, the .50 sniper rifles can fire SLAP. Unfortunately doing so with
the 
muzzle brake still attached to the weapon will usually result in the
muzzle 
brake being ripped apart, which is why firing SLAP from the M107 sniper 
rifle is specifically prohibited :-/ (If you remove the muzzle brake the

rifle will survive firing SLAP, but OTOH your shoulder might not like it

that much...)

>Were they testing the API or AP rounds?

Doubtful.

>Ap is going to have a lower sectional density and WILL yaw when it
strikes 
>the water BUT it's not going to break up very well.

You might be surprised at how badly AP penetrators can behave in water. 
Being homogenous gives surprisingly little protection against breaking
up :-(

Later,

Oerjan
orjan.ariander1@comhem.se

"Life is like a sewer.
  What you get out of it, depends on what you put into it."
-Hen3ry

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