destroying tanks, with a M16.

Dakota_kid · 02-12-2005, 09:48 PM

I have a Question,
Is it possible to blow up tanks with a M16?

I've got a co-worker who is ex-Army and he told me that there is a spot on American Tanks that if you can shoot it, you can destroy the tank with one shot.

He said that he ticked off his Commanding General by out shooting him and the final "test" of his rifleman skills was to hit a certain spot on a tank and blow it up.

Apparently the Gen. shot the tank on his 2nd shot and my co-worker shot it on his 3rd.

What I want to know is, is this really possible and where is the spot(he couldn't tell me. which lends me to believe that he was pulling my leg) or was he pulling my leg?

Thanks,

ducktapehero · 02-12-2005, 11:13 PM

I never heard of it.

gunssb · 02-13-2005, 12:20 AM

me neither...I'm no expert & just guessing - but I suspect critical places like the gas tank are going to be armored and you'd need a rpg in the right spot

Big Dog · 02-13-2005, 04:37 AM

Maybe, if you're a really, really good shot - ya send your bullet down the cannon muzzle while it's loaded, and blow up the shell in the breach.

Think I saw it on a Hollyweird movie once.

jerry · 02-13-2005, 06:38 AM

If there were in reality such a spot he should be taken out and shot himself, due to leaking what may (if it were real) be classified or sensitive information.

Don't believe every war story you hear.

Dallas · 02-13-2005, 07:34 AM

Perhaps he was refering to the MILES training device? It's an integrated laser system used for combat training. The system is pretty full proof. A soldier can't kill a tank with an M16 hit, but a tank sure as heck can kill a soldier with any of it's weapons. I know there were some initial problems when it was first introducted in the late '70's. There were times when a soldier could kill a tank with his rifle. Oh the other hand he may have just been BS'ing you.

02-13-2005, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by jerry

If there were in reality such a spot

I wouldn't want it to become public knowledge

jerry · 02-13-2005, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Logansdad

I wouldn't want it to become public knowledge

My point exactly

dave375hh · 02-13-2005, 01:41 PM

This is a big pile of male cow droppings. They're trying to give you rectal cancer by blowing smoke up your***. PURE BULL!

ShooMac · 02-13-2005, 09:46 PM

Did he burn his lips on the exhaust pipe? (I hope someone remembers that joke.)

asgard_prince · 02-14-2005, 04:37 AM

The armour on the Abrahms is depleeted uranium, the M-16 shoots a .223 (they tend to bounce off). The fusalage is armoured, as is the turbine engine. Leaving the only other volnerable spots to be the battery well and the tracks. The well has a 5/8" steel sheild covering it (aside from the fact that it is situated on top or the tank). Theoretically you could bust track with a well placed shot , but you would have to hit a linkage bolt (good luck), and that would only disable the beast. Anyway the Army tens to shy away from blowing there tanks up, they usually use older tank shells from bygone eras, and you'll never see an M-16 shoot on those ranges.

Dakota_kid · 02-14-2005, 02:12 PM

That's what I figured.

Apollyon67 · 02-14-2005, 06:53 PM

Dakota kid. welcome to the forum.

junkie · 02-15-2005, 11:23 AM

Well AP there spelled it out
so what I say is not a chance in HELLo.
I was on a Bradely in the first gulf war and many tanks in our TF had RPG holes in the exhaust area and would still run.
NO,NO,NO M16 miles gear cannot set of a tanks miles gear.

Dennis · 02-16-2005, 04:51 AM

Sommmm body has been watching too many movies and has never been close to a real armored vehicle.
the only way to stop a tank with a M16 is to kill the crew while they are stopped and takin a pee.

02-12-2005, 09:48 PM	#1
Dakota_kid Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Dakota Posts: 63	destroying tanks, with a M16. I have a Question, Is it possible to blow up tanks with a M16? I've got a co-worker who is ex-Army and he told me that there is a spot on American Tanks that if you can shoot it, you can destroy the tank with one shot. He said that he ticked off his Commanding General by out shooting him and the final "test" of his rifleman skills was to hit a certain spot on a tank and blow it up. Apparently the Gen. shot the tank on his 2nd shot and my co-worker shot it on his 3rd. What I want to know is, is this really possible and where is the spot(he couldn't tell me. which lends me to believe that he was pulling my leg) or was he pulling my leg? Thanks, __________________ http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/6757/dakotakid.jpg The Second Amendment The Defender of the rest Guns dont kill peolpe, People kill people. "Sweat dries, blood clots, bones heal. Suck it up. Be a Marine."

02-12-2005, 11:13 PM	#2
ducktapehero Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southern Missouri Posts: 319	I never heard of it. __________________ Is it Duck or Duct Tape? http://www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/duckvsduct.html "Me fail English? That's unpossible!!"----Ralph Wiggum

02-13-2005, 04:37 AM	#4
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,214	Maybe, if you're a really, really good shot - ya send your bullet down the cannon muzzle while it's loaded, and blow up the shell in the breach. Think I saw it on a Hollyweird movie once. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

02-13-2005, 06:38 AM	#5
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,882 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	If there were in reality such a spot he should be taken out and shot himself, due to leaking what may (if it were real) be classified or sensitive information. Don't believe every war story you hear. __________________ I'm a down home back woods redneck

02-13-2005, 07:34 AM	#6
Dallas PUKHA DAWG Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts: 3,595	Perhaps he was refering to the MILES training device? It's an integrated laser system used for combat training. The system is pretty full proof. A soldier can't kill a tank with an M16 hit, but a tank sure as heck can kill a soldier with any of it's weapons. I know there were some initial problems when it was first introducted in the late '70's. There were times when a soldier could kill a tank with his rifle. Oh the other hand he may have just been BS'ing you. Last edited by Dallas; 02-13-2005 at 12:11 PM.

02-13-2005, 12:20 AM	#3
gunssb Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: socal Posts: 1,833	me neither...I'm no expert & just guessing - but I suspect critical places like the gas tank are going to be armored and you'd need a rpg in the right spot

02-13-2005, 01:41 PM	#9
dave375hh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 587	This is a big pile of male cow droppings. They're trying to give you rectal cancer by blowing smoke up your***. PURE BULL! __________________ Dave 375 H&H

02-13-2005, 09:46 PM	#10
ShooMac Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 354	Did he burn his lips on the exhaust pipe? (I hope someone remembers that joke.) __________________ "Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun." - Ash

02-14-2005, 04:37 AM	#11
asgard_prince Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: BACKWOODS PA Posts: 168	The armour on the Abrahms is depleeted uranium, the M-16 shoots a .223 (they tend to bounce off). The fusalage is armoured, as is the turbine engine. Leaving the only other volnerable spots to be the battery well and the tracks. The well has a 5/8" steel sheild covering it (aside from the fact that it is situated on top or the tank). Theoretically you could bust track with a well placed shot , but you would have to hit a linkage bolt (good luck), and that would only disable the beast. Anyway the Army tens to shy away from blowing there tanks up, they usually use older tank shells from bygone eras, and you'll never see an M-16 shoot on those ranges. __________________ ALL FEAR THE SENTINAL

02-14-2005, 02:12 PM	#12
Dakota_kid Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Dakota Posts: 63	That's what I figured. __________________ http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/6757/dakotakid.jpg The Second Amendment The Defender of the rest Guns dont kill peolpe, People kill people. "Sweat dries, blood clots, bones heal. Suck it up. Be a Marine."

02-14-2005, 06:53 PM	#13
Apollyon67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 2,235 Images: 17	Dakota kid. welcome to the forum. __________________ "To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish." Ben Franklin

02-15-2005, 11:23 AM	#14
junkie Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Idaho Posts: 174	Well AP there spelled it out so what I say is not a chance in HELLo. I was on a Bradely in the first gulf war and many tanks in our TF had RPG holes in the exhaust area and would still run. NO,NO,NO M16 miles gear cannot set of a tanks miles gear.

02-16-2005, 04:51 AM	#15
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,877	Sommmm body has been watching too many movies and has never been close to a real armored vehicle. the only way to stop a tank with a M16 is to kill the crew while they are stopped and takin a pee. __________________ Submitted with respect to all