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| Author: | SwingKid [ 08 Apr 2006, 17:28 ] |
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Hello, I'm trying to win a bet - is the 57 kg shaped-charge warhead of AGM-65A/B/D Maverick capable of penetrating frontal turret armor of an Abrams tank? There's a photo of "Cojone Eh" from Iraq with a Maverick hit in this location, but I have doubts that the hole is an actual penetration, rather than just a crater. The Maverick reportedly uses an aluminum shaped charge liner made in the 1960s, and its penetration is quoted as only around 650 mm - pretty low compared to the more modern, >1000 mm penetration Hellfire with only 8 kg, 178 mm diameter warhead. Would it be correct to say the anti-tank versions of Maverick are now becoming obsolete against modern armor? Thanks for opinions in advance, -SK |
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| Author: | Coach [ 08 Apr 2006, 17:46 ] |
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Yes. No. Coach |
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| Author: | Hawg166 [ 08 Apr 2006, 21:18 ] |
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There you have it, truly remarkable words from a man that knows how to fly. "By this time tomorrow I shall have gained either a peerage or Westminster Abbey !" Nelson the Immortal Memory |
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| Author: | SwingKid [ 08 Apr 2006, 22:15 ] |
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Roger that, thanks. 
In case anyone's interested, this was the data that led me astray: "AGM-65D The AGM-65D (Maverick) is a 300mm air-to-ground missile used by the USAF. It is mounted on A-10A and other similar attack aircraft. It has a range of 16000m and an FLIR guidance system. It can penetrate 650mm of flat steel, 527mm of sloped steel armour and 257mm of composite armour." http://forum.a-10.org/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3509 ? -SK |
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