henschman
Member
Howdy!
I was wondering if any of you have done any testing with Interceptor/SAPI-type armor plates. I am wondering what exactly it takes to penetrate them. I know, for instance, that a .50 BMG with any type of bullet will blow right through them, but that they are rated to stop one round from a .30-06 M2 AP ball.
However, I know that the .30-06 rounds designed for the M1 Garand, such as the M2 AP ball that they use in those tests, were not particularly high-powered, and was wondering if anyone has experimented with hotter hand loads or higher-power cartridges on ceramic plate armor, and what your results were.
With hand-loading and the right bullet, do you think Level IV plate armor could be defeated by a .308? A .30-06? A .300 Win Mag? What exactly do you think it would take?
I would be interested to know the results of any testing anyone has done on ceramic plate armor.
Thanks,
henschman
I was wondering if any of you have done any testing with Interceptor/SAPI-type armor plates. I am wondering what exactly it takes to penetrate them. I know, for instance, that a .50 BMG with any type of bullet will blow right through them, but that they are rated to stop one round from a .30-06 M2 AP ball.
However, I know that the .30-06 rounds designed for the M1 Garand, such as the M2 AP ball that they use in those tests, were not particularly high-powered, and was wondering if anyone has experimented with hotter hand loads or higher-power cartridges on ceramic plate armor, and what your results were.
With hand-loading and the right bullet, do you think Level IV plate armor could be defeated by a .308? A .30-06? A .300 Win Mag? What exactly do you think it would take?
I would be interested to know the results of any testing anyone has done on ceramic plate armor.
Thanks,
henschman