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Triple C · 05-24-2007, 02:10 AM

The M-113 can't stop 14.5mm, if it could even stop the 50 cal. Many of it was torn to shreds in Vietnam by mines... soldiers were so terrified they would rather rode on the top of the M-113 in the open.

05-24-2007, 02:10 AM	#31 (permalink)
Triple C *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 04-10-06 Posts: 826	The M-113 can't stop 14.5mm, if it could even stop the 50 cal. Many of it was torn to shreds in Vietnam by mines... soldiers were so terrified they would rather rode on the top of the M-113 in the open. __________________ ORBIS NON SUFFICIT.