Vmaximus was asking about the relative power of various weapons. I don’t have any good shots to show on 25mm, but I can show you what 20mm does to an SUV.
Turns out that an Air Force pilot lost the bubble for just a moment. Thankfully, the two folks inside escaped with only minor injuries. See the full story.
June 25, 2008 at 7:14 pm
DUDE!
Your Google Fu is strong!
What does 20mm shoot? Does it have a HE like the 25? or is it a solid projectile? Must be if only minor injuries. 6 rounds in the back seat. WOW.
June 25, 2008 at 7:19 pm
There’s a bunch of different 20mm rounds out there. The most common is the PGU-28, but I have no way of knowing what was loaded in the incident here. Most are HE, but there’s AP, HE, HEI, TP, and I’m sure some others.
June 25, 2008 at 8:12 pm
would HE have made such small holes? I know if it came from a 16 you could not know. but 25 mm is 1 inch. The holes are bigger than 1 inch (25.4 mm) looks like 3″ maybe 4″
would HE make that small of a hole?
June 25, 2008 at 8:31 pm
V, the rounds detonated on impact. You can see some spalling around the holes. I admit I would have expected a little more damage. I’m also surprised the gas tank didn’t go.
June 26, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Xbrad,
Now that I am sober and looking at it I still expected more damage, but 20mm is about a inch, and those holes are fist size, so ya there was some splodin goin on. (wonder what the inside looks like?)