Provided the shooter is standing on the side of the body of water you are in.
(I need the answer to this question by 9pm tonight, please)
2006-12-10 06:30:20 · 11 answers · asked by Gemini T 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Less than 3 feet.
High caliber bullets become shrapnel very soon after entering water.
2006-12-10 06:34:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
very little. the bullets move so fast that they break up when hitting the watter. If they enter at the right angle,( not a lot do- it's a pretty shallow angle- around 20-30 Degrees, I think, even the most powerful shell will stop. UDT (underwater demolition teams, they blew up reefs and mines for landing craft to get through) units in WWII would collect large shells from Japanese Guns (even the really big artillery shells) just by catching them underwater.
2006-12-10 10:02:43 · answer #2 · answered by The Big Box 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is not any available way a .50 cal might desire to take out modern-day tank no matter what form of ammunition is getting used. remember, tank armor is outfitted to stand up to efficient from different tank shells and rockets, that are hundreds cases extra efficient than any bullet (wish i might desire to furnish you stunning numbers yet i'm not ballistics professional). even though if, a lone soldier wielding a .50 cal sniper isn't precisely helpless against a tank. If tank team isn't alarmed, there's a small hazard that the two tank motive force or commander, or the two would be uncovered via sticking greater parts of their bodies with the aid of the hatch, if the two are uncovered, than the tank commander would be a precedence aim. If none of them are uncovered than the objective might desire to be tank optics and sensors, whilst they have protection against maximum firearms, a properly placed .50 cal around will shatter them to products a great deal lowering tank skill to return hearth, yet all those ability aims are next to impossible to snipe if tank is shifting and the shooter is conserving quite risk-free distance from centred tank.
2016-12-11 06:20:58 · answer #3 · answered by jeniffer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Myth busters did it in a pool, I am willing to bet only a few feet in a body of water, like three feet and you will not have a fragment sink into your body. The faster in velocity your round goes the less penetration into a body of water.
2006-12-10 06:35:09 · answer #4 · answered by trigunmarksman 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check out Mythbusters. The showed that as little as seven feet of water was enought to prevent the bullet from making it to you. And at an angle, that could be only a couple of feet deep.
2006-12-10 06:36:17 · answer #5 · answered by Aggie80 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 feet
2006-12-10 06:35:15 · answer #6 · answered by argette12 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends it ranges from 3 to 10 feet depending on angle and velocity of the weapon
2006-12-10 06:41:49 · answer #7 · answered by USA Medik 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I make it out to be 32.8' to 37.9 depending on trajectory at point of entry and velocity.
2006-12-10 06:34:24 · answer #8 · answered by Isis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
umm this was just on myth busters... but i didnt finish the show... so i cant tell you the answer but i am looking!
2006-12-10 06:38:29 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Myth busters HA! HA! HA!
2006-12-10 07:20:21 · answer #10 · answered by andrew 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋