From:	Kevin Dole kdole@***.vsc.edu
Subject:	Anti-Vehicle sniping
Date:	Tue, 23 Feb 1999 12:32:47 EST5EDT

> difference between shooting at a heavily armored vehicle and shooting at
> an aircraft (which is essentially made out of sheet aluminum). The same
> park ranger could have shot at an M1A1 all day long and probably done

Not the tank itself, but if you know what you are doing, you can
negate the tank with a good rifle. You aim for things like the sensors
(range finder/designator, the thermal sight, et al), the exposed parts
of the communication equipment, that kind of thing. Also, no tank is
comfortable. Unless they are expecting immediate rudeness, most
track toads have all the hatches open, both for air flow and due to
the fact that the driver and commander like to be able to see through
something other than those little vision blocks. In an urban
enviroment, take out the driver and commander (in that order) while
they running unbuttoned.

Even if you can get a shot down the barrel, it most likely won't
do anything. However, just the thought of openning the gun breach
and seeing this wad of copper and lead stuck to the breachplate
would be very intimidating. If you have real patience, wait for the
light to come on at night- your round (if it goes in) will bounce
around the cabin.



Kevin Dole /:|
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