The tracer / incendiary round...

[Nik_SpeakerToCats]

I happened across a movie snippet on You-tube, need a reality-check.

I do not know the movie, but bear with me...

Three US SpecFor high on dry hillside overlooking deserted road in generic Stan-ish valley.

There are a number of dark marks / puddles on road.

Suspecting IED, team sniper is bid put a .50 into first mark. Nothing.

Likewise, the others: Nothing...

Then sniper is bid target a patch with an incendiary round-- BOOOM !!!

Debris flies everywhere...

Okay, spectacular theatre/FX, but is there a basis in fact ??

[MikeKozlowski]

I happened across a movie snippet on You-tube, need a reality-check.

I do not know the movie, but bear with me...

Three US SpecFor high on dry hillside overlooking deserted road in generic Stan-ish valley.

There are a number of dark marks / puddles on road.

Suspecting IED, team sniper is bid put a .50 into first mark. Nothing.

Likewise, the others: Nothing...

Then sniper is bid target a patch with an incendiary round-- BOOOM !!!

Debris flies everywhere...

Okay, spectacular theatre/FX, but is there a basis in fact ??

Absolutely believe it as far as I'm concerned. We flew .50 API on the Buff G, and I saw what it could do to fairly heavy steel plate; it would have shredded anything it could reasonably expect to encounter.

Mike

[Kunkmiester]

Incendiary won't necessarily set off explosives. The shock from getting hit by a supersonic bullet will.

So mostly BS for drama's sake. If incendiary was needed to set off IEDs a lot, they wouldn't use anything else.

[Nik_SpeakerToCats]

"So mostly BS for drama's sake."

That's a relief: Always scary when 'suspension of disbelief' glitches and I go, 'Huh ??'

[jemhouston]

"So mostly BS for drama's sake."

That's a relief: Always scary when 'suspension of disbelief' glitches and I go, 'Huh ??'

Stop taking the red pill.