[Texas Fossil]

eight-inch thick armour-plating

I have seen vids of some 50 caliber rounds piercing 8" of mild steel. 8" of armor is not impregnable. And in the case of bombs, the danger escalates. I understand why he is a bit paranoid. The more bad people who hate you the higher the risk. He has made a lot of powerful enemies over the past year. Especially in the Middle East.

[yarddog]

8 inches of armor is something I would expect on a battleship except in their thickest belts.

I don’t think a .50 cal would even come close to penetrating that. Now maybe an RPG.

[Squantos]

Its not solid plate armor ... Its an exotic sandwiched layer of different materials that will in fact stop a tandem shape charge.
Very well made vehicle that is designed to keep moving out of the kill zone if attacked an hit.

I don’t care for Erkel Mugabe yet hate those that target presidents more....next one I may actually care about....:o)

[Prokopton]

http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/infantry/mg/50_ammo.html

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

There's no 8" thick armour plating. The doors are 8" thick overall, including the 5" armour. The photo captions belie the (poorly written) article.