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Originally Posted by old tanker
I wonder if you might be referring to a somewhat similar cartridge specifically designed for long range work using the M107 rifle.
Ammunition Cartridge, Caliber .50 BMG, Armor-Piercing-Incendiary, Mk 211 Mod 0
A so-called "combined effects" cartridge, the Mk 211 Mod 0 High-Explosive-Incendiary-Armor-Piercing (HEIAP) cartridge contains a .30 caliber tungsten penetrator, zirconium powder, and Composition A explosive. Cartridge is identified by a green tip with a grey ring, and can be used in any .50 caliber weapon in US inventory with the exception of the M85 machine gun.
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Dunno...the vids were semi-sorta backchannel stuff, by
very qualified snipers. Don't recall any flash on impact,
and the scope vids were pretty clear--definite possibility,
tho.
Did a quick search and Wikipedia (gasp!) has a pretty good
write up on the Raufoss MK211. A study by Norwegian
military is cited, which concluded the round would exit a
human body before the incendiary & explosive components
initiated. Tried the link to study, got "Service Unavailable".
http://www.mil.no/multimedia/archive...7mm_36061a.pdf
So...maybe back to a simple ole SLAP...