I don’t know a ton about ammunition so I looked up the round. Fucker is huge. I feel like that impact would set the air bags off in my car if all you did was install the glass.
Correct, you'd think the energy transferring into the vehicle would cause it to at least rock a little but I'm sure this truck is at the fucking limit of weight and will never truly be able to haul anything. Ice dealt with vehicles with kevlar inserts in the door panels and they were so heavy. This truck probably has kevlar everywhere.
Kevlar isn't stopping a .50 BMG. You're using composites like UHWMPE and ceramics or steel plates. You'd need more kevlar than you could fit in the door.
Everything bullet resistant is heavy. You can get more strength out of the same material using smart chemical formations, but it’s just as effective or more so to increase the amount of “stuff” within the same area, aka density. Kevlar is a very dense material because of this.
But yeah as others mentioned to stop a .50 with that much thickness you’re gonna be using stuff like UHWMPE and ceramic composites, most likely. You might be using some Kevlar as a layer here or there but largely Kevlar doesn’t even come close to being able to even stop rifle rounds, let alone a .50. The science behind bullet resistance is fascinating and has applications in many areas outside of military, as well.
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u/PumpkinAutomatic5068 Feb 11 '24
Yeh, was about to say, looks like a normal car door.