Cybrludite wrote:
In the case of the Sheffield, it was that TL7 Expensive Metal armor that did her in.
The aluminum superstructure itself caught fire. I'd have to see if I can find any of my
Harpoon books to check on if the Stark was built that way. (Related trivia: one of the
major bugs of the BMP-1 & 2 MICVs was that their armor was made of an alloy of
aluminum & magnesium, and would burn like a flare when hit with a big shaped
charge. o_O )
I don't recall if the OHP's were aluminium or not, but the fires aboard
USS Stark were very extensive regardless. As for the BMPs - that was
hardly unique to them, as the M113 is/was also aluminium, and also
burned nicely. Aircraft fuselages tend to be of various aluminium alloys
as well, but as flight-ready aircraft are such huge fire hazards anyway
it hardly seems worth making an extra mention of.
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