Re:Unmanned F-16s Declared IOC
by burfog on Saturday October 01, 2016 @01:14PM
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0.50 caliber sounds more like the canopy.
Minor correction, from Wikipedia, with references: The armor has been tested to withstand strikes from 23 mm cannon fire and some strikes from 57 mm rounds.
References:
Donald and March 2004, p. 18
Jenkins 1998, pp. 47, 49
Note "strikes", not shrapnel. The armor thickness varies. From some angles, the cockpit can take a 57mm shell. From other angles, it's only good for 23mm.
Minor correction, from Wikipedia, with references: The armor has been tested to withstand strikes from 23 mm cannon fire and some strikes from 57 mm rounds.
References:
Donald and March 2004, p. 18
Jenkins 1998, pp. 47, 49
Note "strikes", not shrapnel. The armor thickness varies. From some angles, the cockpit can take a 57mm shell. From other angles, it's only good for 23mm.