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testuser · July 29, 2012, 09:59 AM

Here's a 5.7mm against level IIIa armor...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WrokNC3Clc

The civilian rounds are stopped. Later in the video you see the armor piercing round. Unless it has a steel core, I doubt 7.62x25mm would do much better. Maybe against level II, but level IIIa.

It seems like the easiest way to improve penetration would be a subcaliber penetrator like VBR technology. Or maybe a some sort of sabot?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyKMz3tYx-M

July 29, 2012, 09:59 AM	#81
testuser Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2010 Posts: 495	Here's a 5.7mm against level IIIa armor... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WrokNC3Clc The civilian rounds are stopped. Later in the video you see the armor piercing round. Unless it has a steel core, I doubt 7.62x25mm would do much better. Maybe against level II, but level IIIa. It seems like the easiest way to improve penetration would be a subcaliber penetrator like VBR technology. Or maybe a some sort of sabot? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyKMz3tYx-M