overrated ?

PlasmaKrab · #1 July 28th, 2005, 03:24 PM

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So "1" at the side would be the right way to go, with 2-3 for the turret and front.

Fine by me, and quite close from the existing anyway!

Now how about the HEAT armour? If I have understood anything to the armour rules, HEAT armour is nought or equal to the steel rating, except for applique armor. And even the BMP-2 has no HEAT armor.

Maybe reduce survivability too? I have no report about special weaknesses on the PT-76 like on the BMPs and tanks (T-64 onwards). But 2 would be really low.

Alpha · #2 August 8th, 2005, 05:12 PM

US marine corps tanker told me that 12,7mm (M2HB) rips through BMP the iraqis had. i think these were BMP1 mainly...don�t know how the PT76 compares to BMP1 reg. armor.

kevineduguay1 · #3 August 28th, 2005, 03:10 AM

Alpha,

Was this the SLAP? Its the same 50cal gun with better AP ammo.

Shadowcougar · #4 August 28th, 2005, 07:38 PM

.50 cal SLAP (Saboted Light Armor Penetrator)

PlasmaKrab · #5 August 29th, 2005, 11:22 AM

Were there already SLAP .50 rounds around in the Gulf War?

Anyway, Alpha, what do you consider as "ripping through"? At which distances and angles, on which parts... ?

AFAIK the Iraqis had mainly if not only BMP-1s, but the baselilne BMP-2 doesn't seem to be such an improvement in terms of steel armour.

And I don't see a way of comparing the PT-76 and BMP-1 in terms of design, since there are some 15 years between both; PT-76 is on the same basis as the BTR-50 though.