From: Jim Webster (james.webster@iomartdsl.com)
Date: Thu Oct 21 2004 - 02:52:37 PDT
Darrell Ramsell wrote:
> Actually Kyle was in a M-2 Bradley and not a Stryker. Kyle was saved
> because the armor above him was 4 inches thick and the IED went 3 inches
> deep. Unfortunately the blast blew through the top of the turret killing
> the vehicle commander and gunner. As Aaron pointed out the blast initially
> stunned and blinded Kyle who was the driver. As soon as Kyle realized what
> happened he hit the gas and was able to clear the area before insurgents
> could target the vehicle in an ambush.
The frontal armour on a Bradley is 65mm thats about 2.5 inches. There is
no way that the roof armour is thicker than that. Sounds like a case of
the more the story is told the thicker the armour gets (or the longer
the fish gets)
TTFN
Jim
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