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From: xrtnt@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (Nigel Tzeng)
Subject: Re: LAV reactive armor
Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD, USA
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 90 02:11:08 GMT
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From: xrtnt@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (Nigel Tzeng)
In article <1990Oct17.005650.11474@cbnews.att.com>, rushing_tw@lrc.uucp writes...
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^From: rushing_tw@lrc.uucp
^Just a quick note on the reactive armor on the LAV-25 series...There is none.
^I have ridden one (LAV with TOW mount) for a while now and have never heard or
^seen anything about it.  I don't think that the Marine Corps will stick it
^on there either. The LAV is designed as a lightly armored RECON vehicle that
^has quite a defensive punch for its size. 

Rumor has it that the LAV cannot accept any sort of applique armor.  The
vehicles have "high-hard" armor (described to me as optimised (sp) for
deflecting rounds rather than absorbing them).  The material is thinner than
"normal" (soft steel that is surface hardened) armor and the welds are weaker
(less surface area?).  Adding applique armor results in the vehicle comming
apart at the seams because of the added stress.

The LAV will probably never be more than 7.62mm ball ammo proof.

NT

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