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Originally Posted by Daniel Prates
How thick would you say is a merchan'ts hull
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Not even a half inch. There is no doubt it can get through - the question is whether or not it can wreak enough havoc once it does.
And remember - they still use the Bofors on AC-130 gunships. An updated version, but still the same breach, loading mechanism, and a lot of other components. Its a tank killer. They used twin 20mm Hispano Suiza HS.404 cannons firing high velocity explosive and armor piercing rounds in the tank busting variant of the Hawker Hurricane
That round is of great use but it does the most damage when its bouncing around in a confined space.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispano-Suiza_HS.404
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bofors_40_mm