What if an armored vehicle drove over one of these and this plate underneath the vehicle shot up like a few kilos of C4 went BOOM underground?
>>64250065It would be extremely painful
>>64250081you’re a big guy
>>64250065Honestly, probably not much against a modern armored vehicle. Let's say "a few kilos" equals 7 blocks of C4, or 8.75lb. If it is a normal manhole cover with the C4 strapped to the bottom, the majority of the blast goes the path of least resistance which is down and away from the vehicle. The manhole cover probably moves but whatever amount of force it has is not spectacular. Let's say there is some kind of solid backing to ensure the manhole cover goes up. Even then it is not an effective penetrator and given the weight and diameter when it hits armor there probably won't be much internal spall. The crew will certainly have their bells rung but very little in terms of a spectacular vehicle kill. This is a much less effective use of C4 pound for pound than either creating a directional charge or using the C4 as an intermediate explosive to set off a huge bulk charge of janky HME.
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>>64250065towel heads already figured out how to do penetrators better than this
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>>64250065Probably less than you would think, since unlike with a traditional buried IED there is some volume beneath the explosive the pressure can expand into. It's still a few kilos of explosives, but a modern armored vehicle should be fine.>>64250081 Still applies though.
>>64250065The pressure of the blast would spread out along the length of the sewer and would probably blow a few other manholes upwards as wellThe manhole cover would not likely get past an armored vehicles underside but would instead mitigate the direct damage of the blastBest case scenarios, blast is big enough to do direct damage or the road collapses under the armored vehiclesFunniest scenario, poop geysers and fart gas fires
>>64250099For you
>>64251304This. You could effectively take the vehicle out of commission by destroying the road much easier than trying to destroy the armored vehicle.
>>64250065I know a vet who would change lanes to avoid manhole covers for years after coming home.
>>64250065happened lots of times in Italy and Spain, just google it
>>64251733kek
>>64250065Sees one episode of Burn Notice and thinks it's too old a reference to evade anyone noticing.
Manhole cover can withstand a load of around 25 tons at best, so people with experience driving armored vehicles may avoid it.
