From:	David Hinkley dhinkley@***.org
Subject:	Armor Penetration
Date:	Sat, 27 Feb 1999 03:27:43 -0800

Date sent: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 12:08:46 -0500 (EST)
From: Marc Renouf <renouf@********.com>
To: "'shadowrn@*********.org'" <shadowrn@*********.org>
Subject: Armor Penetration
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>
>
> On Fri, 26 Feb 1999, Sven De Herdt wrote:
>
> > 2. I think it is crap that you have to compare the UNMODIFIED power of
> > a weapon with the armor rating. This means that a HMG won't penetrate
> > the armor, but a sniper would? This sounded a bit illogical to me,
> > especially if you consider the caliber of the HMG or am I mistaken in
> > this one?
>
> Well, one of the things to consider is not just the caliber but
> also the amount of powder behind the round and the penetration dynamics of
> the bullet. For instance, the AK-47 uses a 7.62x39mm round. By SR
> standards, that's 8M. The M60 also uses a 7.62mm round, but it's a
> 7.62x54 (though it may be x51, I can't remember), and thus has got a hell
> of a lot more powder behind it, and that brings it up to MMG status (8S I
> think).

7.62 Nato is the x51, World War II Soviet (and Soviet MMG) is 7.62x54, and
the AK is 7.62x39





David Hinkley
dhinkley@***.org