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Old 01-06-11, 02:50 AM   #11
keltos01
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Originally Posted by Arael View Post
I'm betting that lightly armored pretty much means sprinter and machinegun proof. Probably up to stopping the machine guns the merchants like to use.
so that would be what ? 25 mm (one inch) thick armor ?

I know IJN subs weren't machinegun proof from my readings ! one was nearly sunk by strafing only, but reported holes up to 25 cm across !!!

that wouldn't happen with a .50 machine gun now would it ?

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