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Old 11-29-2010, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Nyles View Post
Good rule of thumb is that they're going to be at least a foot thick, if it's a grape hut significantly more. But then again, no man-portable weapon is effective against a grape hut.
Alright, that makes sense then. But if the round detonates too soon over the wall, I imagine that would reduce the damage it does. I also figured that the width of the wall is going to vary considerably in any given area and firefight.

Then again, I'm assuming that Alliant Techsystems and H&K have already thought about this, interviewed GIs who have been to Afghanistan, and carefully estimated the average thickness of mud walls. Whereas I'm mostly talking out of my ass.
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