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because warhead didnt explode...so they were just lucky !!
what happens when a warrior takes an Rpg in the side
answer nothing at all
my brother was showing me some photos of the effect of an rpg hit on a warrior and thers bugger all effect crew could'nt even find the impact point
so notice to all iraqis attacking warriors bad idea crewed buy very bored squaddies with a chain gun
because warhead didnt explode...so they were just lucky !!
Not necessarily so. The Warriors have been up- armoured externally with Chobham armour which will keep out RPG's.Originally Posted by Piotrek
because warhead didnt explode...so they were just lucky !!
Ok but martinexsquaddie have said that crew couldnt even figure out where they were hit so probably the warhead didnt explode - if You guys will look at the photos from Iraq You will see that most of those RPG grenades are in rather bad condition. There were alot of cases when those grenades didnt explode so I would say that this was the case.Not necessarily so. The Warriors have been up- armoured externally with Chobham armour which will keep out RPG's.
Beside I think that RPG can by dangerous for APC even when addional armour patches are attached ( hits from above and from behind etc. )
So why dont they equipt all humvees/vehicles with Chobham armour??
Possibly too heavy for the Humvees. I'm guessing you need alot of it.
Unfortunately true. Its good gear, but not light.
quote from crew it was a big **** off bang and a flash
so the main charge did go off. but they are very heavily armoured
Any chance you could get some pictures for us all?
Well done to your brother.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the Iraqis use PG-7/V's in their RPG-7's ?
Those things can penetrate something like 260-300mm of RHA.
I'll try and get him to put up some photo's
I think the Iraqis will probably use whatever they can get their hands on but the PG-7/V will cook just about anything. I think it's more possible that they got hit with an inferior RPG or a improvised explosive device that they mistook for an RPG.
Glad to hear you brother was unscathed, dude. That's the important thing. Now he can call himself a seasoned veteran when you get on the piss with him on memorial day!
Ah, Chobham. Beautiful one day, perfect the next..... (the armour, that is, not the County in England)
u do realise that chobham armor is the type used on MBTs such as the M1, Challenger series, and the Leopard 2? U do know it was designed to stop main tank rounds and ATGWs more powerful than any RPG? Unless the RPG hits those tanks in the rear or the top the likelehood of them getting penetrated is slim. So it is entirely probable that a hit on the chobham armor panel was totally ineffective despite the type of PG warhead.
Warrior Chobham armour attachments:
Notice the different length of the two side slabs, and the front piece on the driver's side only. Where the armour isn't, the engine is. (Except the turret of course.)
Without attachments (for comparison):
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