Re: [MV] new Merkava

From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Wed Oct 20 2004 - 09:52:30 PDT


At 9:34 AM -0700 10/20/04, Horrocks, Aaron wrote:
>The new LAV-Strykers are known for rolling over, and having light
>upper armor that a hefty 7.62 (not x39mm) can punch though. Just
>this late summer one of my friends Kyle that is a fellow airsofter
>was driving one in Iraq, going under an overpass when an IED blew
>downwards into the top of the vehicle killing all the other
>occupants, and temporarily blinding and deafening Kyle. In this case
>upper/roof armor is the difference between life and death.

Everything has a soft aspect unless you make it 50 tons. M113's are
just as thin on the roof armor and they're smaller so I'd bet your
friend Kyle would be dead as the rest of his crew. Tough for your
friends buddies though.

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