ASSESSMENT 2-9
4-32 ARMOR HQ-25
This was an M3A1 Bradley hit from the rear by ten small caliber KE rounds. The shot lines were as follows:
Impact 1: Round penetrated the top of the ramp, passed through the turret basket, the HE feed shoot, and expended itself on the turret azimuth ring.
Impact 2: Penetrated rear door and passed thought the turret basket, 25mm AP storage bin, the front turret basket, and expended itself against the front fire wall.
Impact 3: Round hit the top of the vehicle, passed through the (illegible text) barrier, cargo hatch torsion bar, and expended itself against the cargo hatch.
Impact 4: Entered rear of turret bustle, penetrated turret (illegible text),and impacted against the (illegible text) and expended itself.
Impact 5: Round entered though the turret bustle, penetrated the turret armour, passing underneath the 1760 (illegible text) storage box, the coax door, the gun shield, and the round was lost.
Impact 6: Round entered though the mounting bracket of the SC's hatch and deflected up into the hatch.
Impact 7: Round glanced off side of hull.
The following rounds impacted inside the crew compartment, but no entrance holes could found in the rear ramp.
