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Old December 8th, 2009, 03:48 PM
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Default Re: Questions about soviet artillery and other in game

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I did see a T-62 that was taken out by a USMC LAV-25 during the first Gulf War.
The T-62 was stationary and they drilled a hole in it using the 25mm sabot rounds. As I recall the guy said it took about 100 rounds to do it
I have often heard this 25mm vs T-62 accident (or a similar one) being touted as the "proof" that US armor piercing rounds capabilities are greater than estimated, that DU is uber etc.
Needless to say everyone was pretty vague about the details of the engagement .
Nice to know it was cumulative damage against a static target requiring a disproportional expenditure of ammunition. Any AFV can be penetrated in this way by weapons it would normally be able to resist.

For an historical example see this King Tiger shot up at Kubinka



In the field with it moving and shooting back achieving all those hits would be a bit tad more complicated...
Do you know what part of the tank the picture features? I would also be interested to know what rounds caused the various sized holes. Nice picture
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