Aimo Lahti’s 109-pound semi-automatic rifle on skis made to assassinate tanks.
Using the Swiss 20×138mmB Solothurn Long cartridge, the L39 was
readily capable of piercing 20mm of armor at 100-meters and 16mm out to
500m with enough pop to put most of the Soviet tanks of the pre-WWII
era on the menu. With an 1800-grain armor piercing high explosive bullet
moving at 3000fps, it generated 35,543ft/lbs of energy at the muzzle.
When you keep in mind that the .50 caliber BMG round popular in the
Barrett rifle and M2 “Ma Deuce” brings 13,910 ft. /lbs of energy with a
660-grain bullet, you can see just how brutal this round was.
Brutal? Watch the video:
That looks like fun. :)
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That does look like a ton of fun Reverend. I loved the history around it.
Agreed, sir. It's a remarkable engineering feat.
Who do I write the check to?
LOL!
If I thought I could get ammo for one, I'd be seriously pursing one of those.
I think it would take out just about anything on four wheels. But talk about turning dollars into noise ...
Isn't that like the rifle Henry Bowman had in "Unintended Consequences"?
I'm too lazy to get my copy off the shelf and page through it....
Jim, I think you're right, IIRC. I know there's a reference to a Lahti of some sort.
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