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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b
Is it just me, or should the aircraft armor ratings be re-established?
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Yes. Most military aircraft are described as having ballistic resistance but no such AV are listed in the Nautical/Aviation handbook. I would have to defer to my Airforce brethren about the actual resistance of various aircraft but I have some experience with a few types. For example;
I know from reference books that the A10 has a titanium "bathtub" that protects the pilot and that the rest of the aircraft is "reinforced against up to .50 caliber AP rounds." A pilot of one training at Ft Drum told me this is true (even the cockpit windscreen). That means that the "bathtub" should offer protection against 30mm rounds (per Modern Air Combat) at AV16. and at least AV9 (.50 cal damage from a Berret M82) everywhere else.
The Apache is supposedly protected against 20mm rounds everywhere but the rotors. This would be an AV10.
The Blackhawk is supposed to be resistant to .30 Caliber rounds (an AV of 4)
The CH47's we used in Africa had a NIJ Level 3A upgrade kit consisting of soft panels in the cargo compartment (an AV of 1, if you consider that PASGT is also NIJ Level 3A). I don't know if the crew were protected though.
The armor values in Twilight are kind of messed up. I do know that an NCO who served in Vietnam told us after watching a demonstration of Ranger Body armor with the Aluminum Oxide plates defeat a .30 Cal round; that Ranger armor (which would have an AV4 in game) protected better than an M113's armor did. Technology at work, I guess.