Re: [GZG] [SG] Cracking Eggs with a Sledgehammer, was Power

[John Atkinson <johnmatkinson@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/20/05, Scott Siebold <gamers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The M203 (M79 grenade launcher + M16 rifle) grenade was just a shotgun shell
> with an attitude. The advantage is that the warhead of this weapon could be
> anything you'd want. An AP round with a perpetrator that goes off on contact
> (explosive charge goes off on contact driving a high density perpetrator
> round into target) should be able to go through any suit armor. If you want
> a rocket round (as Gyrojet) then the warhead could fire the rocket after
> round leaves barrel.

Ever fired one?  I wouldn't want that in low gravity.  It will rock a
160lb soldier.

And what you really need for armor piercing in such a low velocity
weapon is a HEDP round.

John
--
"Thousands of Sarmatians, Thousands of Franks, we've slain them again
and again.  We're looking for thousands of Persians."
--Vita Aureliani

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