densa44
05-09-2017, 08:13 AM
Did anyone else see and can you explain what I saw last night? The producers had made a "gong" of WW1 armour plate that was used to build British tanks. Ball ammunition from a German rifle was fired at the gong from 25 yds. and it behaved like you'd expect. Spalled paint and small fragments off the back but no penetration of the bullet.
Here is the question, apparently there were rumours in the German army that "if the bullet was reversed in the case it would when fired penetrate the tank's armour. Well they tried it and although the bullet itself did not go through the plate it left a very nice clean hole in the plate.
I would be very happy to hear the expert's explanation of what happened when the reversed bullet contacted the gong. THX
Here is the question, apparently there were rumours in the German army that "if the bullet was reversed in the case it would when fired penetrate the tank's armour. Well they tried it and although the bullet itself did not go through the plate it left a very nice clean hole in the plate.
I would be very happy to hear the expert's explanation of what happened when the reversed bullet contacted the gong. THX