• DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
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      7 days ago

      Fun fact: the APC the American army used in Vietnam had aluminum armor. This is on the face reasonable enough as aluminum is stronger than steel by weight, but the design left the armor incapable of stopping a .50cal fired from the MG the Vietnamese used… The first time.

      It would stop it after the first penetration, meaning the bullets would bounce around inside the vehicle and turn everything inside into a meat slurry.

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    7 days ago

    As an American, I just thought this was normal. Do other countries not armor-plate their strollers? How do your children survive outings in public? (/S)