From: gpw1942@verizon.net
Date: Sat Aug 09 2003 - 15:24:16 PDT
Hi Howard,
At what range and what type of 8mm Mauser ammunition would penetrate the half track armor?
Dj
>
> From: "HOWARD WRIGHT" <dvsww2@mindspring.com>
> Date: 2003/08/08 Fri PM 05:03:41 CDT
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Subject: Re: [MV] Cold roll
>
> Guys, I've been following this thread with great interest as our MV club
> has been working on a 5 ton gun truck for displays. I've also myself been
> working on an M3A1 White Scout Car that used 1/4" cold roll armor plate
> that was assembled by the Diebold Safe Co. The halftracks in WWII used the
> same armor, which the 8mm Mauser round would penetrate. The advantage
> might be with a gun truck in Iraq that the round of choice by the majority
> if the bad guys is 7.62x39 which is a weaker round. I don't think we can
> do much with RPG rounds. Being armored with a bunch of guns and a couple
> of M2's should scare the shit out of the majority of the Sadaam supporters
> as when a gun truck shows up, a whole bunch of hurt is gonna happen. .
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Glen Bedel <GBedel@designforum.com>
> > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Date: 8/8/03 1:46:02 PM
> > Subject: Re: [MV] Cold roll
> >
> > What would replace it?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Everette [mailto:194cbteng@pchnet.com]
> > Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 12:32 PM
> > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [MV] Cold roll
> >
> >
> > I heard rumor (which is not hard to do) that the venerable, overpowering,
> > intimidating, 50 cal. that was/is used on gun trucks (and many other
> places)
> > is being phased out. Anyone else heard this???
> >
> > Everette
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Glen Bedel" <GBedel@designforum.com>
> > Subject: Re: [MV] Cold roll
> > And besides it could be kind of
> > hard aiming at the truck when .50 cal rounds are chewing up the sand
> around
> > you.
> >
> >
> >
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