Re: Armored cars

[Brian McDonald <Brian_mcdonald@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Benjamin Lott wrote:

> Kevin Weiser wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone have stats on armored cars?  Just how
> > tough are they?  Aside from what they did in the movie
> > HEAT, what are good ways to crack one?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Kevin
>
>         Jane's has the best information I have seen on them (crew, weight,
> dimensions, speed, sometimes armor thickness)  though the book I have is
> woefully outdated (1992), it does include most of the more common
> armored cars, tanks, and APCs.
>

I think he means the kind brink's uses.  If so most of them are penetrable
with 7.62 ap rounds in most places.  they are really just a heavy duty truck
body with a very thin skin of steel.  mostly they are for looks not effect.