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Impressive. But I find it strange that the article leaves out any mention of Chuck Norris.
Stacked one after the other, 16 plates x 1/4”ea = 4”. The photo clearly shows space between each plate so that’s more than the 4” purported by the article. The key to any armor system’s performance is the changing material characteristics in the armor “sandwich.”
20mm Anti-Tank Gun vs 16 Steel Sheets
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About that title:
How come they didn’t place 50 of them 1/4” sheets on the fixture?
Then the article title could have read with a more impressive-sounding
“20mm Anti-Tank Gun vs 50 Steel Sheets!”
The Lahti 20mm Anti-tank Gun: The ‘Finnish Boombeast’
http://www.guns.com/2013/05/21/the-lahti-20mm-anti-tank-gun-or-just-the-finnish-boombeast/
“With an 1800-grain armor piercing high explosive bullet moving at 3000fps, it generated 35,543ft/lbs of energy at the muzzle. When you keep in mind that the .50 caliber BMG round popular in the Barrett rifle and M2 ‘Ma Deuce’ brings 13,910 ft. /lbs of energy with a 660-grain bullet, you can see just how brutal this round was.”
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Yep, that will get er done. And with the original ammo, imagine the increase in penetration.
Of course with todays armor on tanks? Not effective.
A little sports catalog called: YE OLD HUNTER sold the surplus behemoths for 99.99 complete with skis. The ammo was 2.50 each. My parents wouldn’t let me get one and I was too young. Not everything guys need has to be practical.
How do you pronounce that?
Enough practice! Turn it on the islamists.
At one of the classroom buildings at Fort Knox, there were display cases in the hallways, featuring thick slabs of metal with holes in them. Amazing, and frightening at the same time.