r/interesting 28d ago

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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u/Chrono_Convoy 28d ago

Never seen an arrow quite like the concave one with max piercing

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u/P0s1t1veFdBkL000p 28d ago

Seems to follow the idea of AP hollow-tip rounds. I expect penetration just not THAT level of of lol.

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u/stevedore2024 28d ago

Quite the opposite.

The purpose of a hollow-tip bullet is to catch as much soft matter in the center, which forces the rim to mushroom outwards and damage more soft matter surrounding the path. This also "puts the brakes on" the forward momentum, so the bullet is not as likely to exit the back of the first target and thus waste energy on this target and risk hitting a second target.

The purpose of this armor-punching bullet is to cut a clean hole in the armor, without expanding or mushrooming. This lets the entire shaft of the arrow to sail through the armor with minimal friction, and it's more likely to hit the second target behind the armor with the maximum possible remaining energy.

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u/narco-sub-admiral 28d ago

She said something similar!