RE: [SGII] Nasty Cover

["B Lin" <lin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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

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> 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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> >Out of curiosity, will 1/4" steel reliably stop 50 cal?
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> Reliably? No. Glancing hits maybe, but I wouldn't want to bet 
> even on that.
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> 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...
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> Not that I want to be ANYWHERE on the wrong side of an hmg.
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