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acrosome · 11-30-2016, 07:26 PM

BTRs are pretty thin-skinned. The APCs from that era are really meant to protect it's occupants from fragmentation more than anything. And American infantry in WWII would engage the Sdkfz with BARs and kill them, though granted that's .30-06. I would think of a high 5.56mm damage roll (>20) as a bullet finding it's way into a shot trap or weak spot. For instance, various wires and lines have to penetrate the armor somehow, and this is a spot where a shot can sneak through. Or a vent, a vision block, or a turret ring, or something. (No, this doesn't really jive with the GURPS standard of 70DR/inch RHA, but this is a game.)

11-30-2016, 07:26 PM	#7
acrosome Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: The Land of Enchantment	Re: Light Armored Vehicle DR BTRs are pretty thin-skinned. The APCs from that era are really meant to protect it's occupants from fragmentation more than anything. And American infantry in WWII would engage the Sdkfz with BARs and kill them, though granted that's .30-06. I would think of a high 5.56mm damage roll (>20) as a bullet finding it's way into a shot trap or weak spot. For instance, various wires and lines have to penetrate the armor somehow, and this is a spot where a shot can sneak through. Or a vent, a vision block, or a turret ring, or something. (No, this doesn't really jive with the GURPS standard of 70DR/inch RHA, but this is a game.) __________________ I'd need to get a grant and go shoot a thousand goats to figure it out.