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Dirty Little Secrets
Iran's Cop Killer Bullets
by James Dunnigan
September 12, 2006
Discussion Board on this DLS topic
Iran recently announced that it has begun
manufacturing, and issuing armor piercing bullets for the AK-47 type
assault rifles used by their infantry. Iran claimed that these new
bullets could penetrate protective vests. Actually, they can, and can
probably penetrate over 10mm of armor. The Iranians claimed that these
bullets can penetrate 20mm of armor, which is only true if you are
using low quality armor. There's a lot of that in the region. But the
ceramic plates used in American protective vests can stop at least one
of these armor piercing bullets. These more expensive bullets have to
be fired at close range (under a hundred meters) and in large quantity
to guarantee they will overwhelm the body armor typically worn by
American troops. However, if any American troops do get hit by this new
Iranian ammunition, it will cause a stink that may prove expensive to
the Iranians. The new Iranian bullets will, however, penetrate most
protective vests worn by police.
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