does this pass the sniff test?

christianwarrior

February 05, 2007 14:37

I was watching a show on the troops in Iraq, and one of the soldiers was talking about how they were worried about RPGs fired at very close range, that they penetrate a lot better than the ones fired from farther away.

I thought the RPG was a shaped charge weapon and hence would work the same at any range (provided the stand off distance is the same).

Any ideas?

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  fishkiller41

  February 05, 2007 14:43

  I'd think the faster the round is going, the better it would penetrate .
  
  Jeff

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  11b6r

  February 05, 2007 16:29

  The grenade travels at a fewf hundred miles per hour. When the shaped charge detonates, the jet formed by the detonation travels 16,000 miles per hour. Lobbing a round in at long range does not reduce the penetration. Striking at a VERY sharp angle MAY cause the round to be deflected. Being shot at at very close range gives you less time to respond, react, shoot back, etc.

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  buschmaster

  February 05, 2007 16:49

  I thought I heard something about that too, although like said above, it shouldn't matter. but if that's what the dudes on the video say, ain't nothing like firsthand experience, so they probably know what they're talking about.

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