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To: MinuteGal
Talk about a dangerous situation if a smarter assailant was determined to broadside the limo.

Any fool who tried to ram that vehicle with an ordinary street car would be in a world of hurt from the impact, let alone the SS. The presidential limo is built like a small tank underneath its pretty skin. It weighs about 7 tons with armor plating estimated to be 8 inches thick. And it has gigantic Goodyear tires reinforced with Kevlar run-flats. It's designed to stay intact and keep running under severe attack. In contrast, the average street car/SUV weighs in the range of 2 tons, some a little less, some a little more, and are designed to absorb impacts by crumpling. No contest.

67 posted on 08/30/2017 10:47:25 PM PDT by Avalon Memories (The question about fighting back is not what average people can to do, but how to do we do it?)
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To: Avalon Memories

While I do not doubt that it is very well armored, I strongly doubt it is 8’’ of armor plate. You’d exceed your 7 tons figure in not many square feet. You’re talking thicker armor than a WWII heavy cruiser, at 8” (!!).


77 posted on 08/31/2017 3:11:31 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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