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Old 07-13-2010, 01:17 AM   #2
jeff_wilson
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Default Re: Limpet mine damage

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Originally Posted by RogerBW View Post
Short version: do ULTRA-TECH limpet mines always do maximum rollable damage?

There's some precedent for this - the Contact Explosions rule on B415, HIGH-TECH's extrudable and foam explosives, cutting cord and detcord (all p.187).
I don't see how a stuck-on, explosive limpet mine can avoid being a contact explosion for maximum damage.

HEAT needs a stand off distance for best performance of the narrow penetrating jet. In all other directions, it does much less damage at a distance than in contact.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_ex...i-tank_warhead

EDIT: Better article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaped_charge
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