From:	Mike Loseke <mike@***.SC.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Subject:	Re: demolitions
Date:	Tue, 26 Sep 1995 08:43:40 -0600

> Hm, I know it says "BOOM" when you light the fuse... no, honest, I do not
> know the rules to this, but a few years back there was a terroristic bomb
> attack here in Germany where the RAF (no, not royal air force, rote armee
> fraktion!) did blow up an armoured Mercedes with a gas bottle they set
> into the street. By the picture I've seen, I would say it is _not_ neccessary
> to plant the explosive at the car itself...

On a similar note... In the early 80's, there was a terrorist (?) attack
on a U.S. Army armored Mercedes. It was shot in the trunk with an RPG-7 from
a distance of less than 200m (if anyone's interested). The resulting explosion
destroyed the trunk and alot of the rear of the car, but no one was killed.
I seem to remember that the worst injury was a concussion with some minor
bumps and bruises.

Also, in case anyone is interested: these same Mercedes weigh about 7 tons
(14,000 pounds or ~6363 kilos) and can do close to 200mph (320kph). This info
I got from a general's driver from the HQ I worked for in der Vaterland.

The Robb Report (a magazine for those with too much money) has adds for a
couple different companies that will armor the heck out of almost anything.


We now return you to your reg-ur-lur-ly scheduled program.

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