RE: Underwater Weapons

["Bill Gant" <1d100@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Very interesting reading!

I have one comment about the penetration ability of NATO specification ball
ammunition fired from a submerged (and properly modified) Glock-17. It says
that the ammunition will completely penetrate a minimum of one 1/2" pine
board at a distance of ten feet from the muzzle.

Doesn't that seem... incredibly weak???

Obviously, the tremendous slowing effect that water must have on a 9mm
bullet is causing it to have a substantially inferior penetration ability
compared with dry land firing. Which leads me to wonder, aren't there any
specialised underwater ammunition available? Perhaps with a smaller calibre,
more streamlined in shape (flechette-like) to reduce drag?

Regards,

Bill


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Baker [mailto:mark@lange.demon.co.uk]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 5:58 PM
> To: millenniums-end-l@firedrake.org
> Subject: Underwater Weapons
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> Following on from my request for information last month: just to add to
> the known guns with underwater firing capabilities, the Glock 17 can be
> outfitted for firing underwater --
> http://glock.missouri.edu/glock/glock1.shtml
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