Can steel Armor plates stop a 20mm round?

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[@markserbu]

Spoiler alert...Edwin burns his fingers.

[@EdwinSarkissian]

😂

[@killfrog]

NOOOOO WAY! :D

[@The5As7]

Picking up a spent round no doubt!

[@Moize-_-_-_-_549]

1 day ?

[@onepercentuz]

😂

[@MatterOfFactItsAllDark]

We want to see more 20mm in the channel, maybe against a car, armored vehicles, explosives, or maybe in *a ballistic dummy from ballistic dummy lab* , idk just sayn'...

[@vicdiaz5180]

That round cost quite a bit of money I would suggest going to their Patreon and donating, if they have a Patreon page

[@thepain321]

Just a wall of clay. Maybe 4x4ft. And like 6inches thick. Should leave a nice crater/hole.

[@the_inquisitive_inquisitor]

Ballistic dummy for sure!

[@elijahreeves4890]

He made 20mm vs chevy video

[@Howwerelivingfishing]

Ballistic dummy’s hiding inside of a tortilla bunker

[@SeanMurphy00]

This is why I’ve up-armored to five Steele plates on my carrier. Plus it’s a great workout. 👍

[@7150285]

It would still break your ribs though. Better put a THICK pillow behind your plates lol.

[@nateone6632]

11:25 holy cow.. watch real close at the color explosion right before the flames. Incredible I thought I was tripping

[@Dhoing]

20 mill vids really deserve clear sunny days and good sound! Reminds me of the slomo ep where wind also messed everything up.

[@PaintGuy]

I like how they start with the biggest cal. and move down. Everyone else always does the opposite

[@muddyPassenger]

Cuz that's a couple of moronz

[@ganvalexposure2163]

That's what she said....

[@SacksOfWine]

Its an effective tool, he gives his audience what they want right away

[@yassinebouariss4160]

I think because If he shot the targets with small rounds first they will be weaker and not give the actual results wish is smart

[@PaintGuy]

@@yassinebouariss4160 Well, it IS a science channel 👍🏽

[@farrenrohana]

I don't know why you worry about long videos I don't mind hanging out here, you guys are hilarious and things blowing up is awesome!!!

[@venator7889]

Because long videos are the ones that pay money

[@farrenrohana]

@@venator7889 that doesn't make sense. I was saying I WANT them to make long videos. Did you think I meant the opposite?

[@anthonyscaglione8916]

hearing Mark laugh when Edwin picked up that round 🤣

[@tacticalmattfoley]

20mm is raw beast power. Awesome video.

[@brucecook502]

This was awesome, I have been waiting for someone to test a 20 mm on these plates. Insane how powerful these rounds are.

[@chilistakeout229]

its not that insane, theres a reason why they make rounds this big and why the bradlee uses 25mm rounds, whether its HE or AP, they're designed to take out enemy troops and vehicles and take out small buildings

[@prandomable]

They didn't pierce the 1" AR500 steel nor the 1.5" Grade 5 Titanium block with the 20mm though. And ironically it did less damage than the .50BMG.

[@brucecook502]

@@chilistakeout229 did you know that these are primarily used in fighter jets? Both 20 mm and 30 mm Cannon rounds are used in those Gatling Avenger machine guns that are mounted on several different model fighter jets. They are mainly used as anti-aircraft ammunition, not so much antipersonnel.

[@OpinionFactChecker]

Considering they are designed to kill tanks I'm not surprised at all!

[@OpinionFactChecker]

@@brucecook502 When an A10 Warthog fires it's cannons the aircraft slows so much it becomes unstable!

[@TheWalkingRed]

2 of those will stop a 50 BMG, that's insane. We've seen 50 BMP AP incendiary pass through way thicker metal than those plates. Pretty damn impressive.

[@prandomable]

We also seen 20mm fail to penetrate the AR500 steel and the Titanium. In fact we saw the 20mm ironically did less damage than the .50BMG... This video was not a fair comparison at all and is invalid because the plates were spaced out. Invalid comparison. Just by having the plates spaced out will make it much more easier to penetrate, and this fact had been proven by countless people online...

[@jpslayermayor9293]

@@prandomable yeah not comparable as 20 mm had them spaced out and others they were stacked in contact with each other

[@prandomable]

@@jpslayermayor9293 there are countless videos of people shooting plates (spaced AND unspaced). It makes a HUGE difference in terms of penetration. Having spacing will make it much easier to penetrate

[@WardenWolf]

@@prandomable This is because it doesn't have the benefit of the additional material behind it resisting deformation. It's allowed to dent and blow out because it's unsupported, whereas if it had supporting material behind it to resist rearward deformation, the first layer(s) will absorb a lot more energy before being penetrated.

[@prandomable]

@@WardenWolf common sense. But some people cannot grasp. Anyway. Space armored is used in tanks. Spacing might not necessarily be bad for shape charge.

[@montelvontaviouspore]

Love seeing the 20mm in action 🎬 Thanks to Mark Serbu 👌

[@heraclitus6100]

I just love how KZbin will completely suppress conservative political comments like clockwork but they can't seem to get rid of these ^ bullshit spammers....

[@cameronmccreary4758]

I knew that was going to happen. Thanks folks for the demonstration.

[@LextechLighting]

Mark is a good dude. I’ve been wanting to move from TN to FL and need to get work to move. I wish I could work with him.

[@houseofpain3580]

Work on a 20mm micro, 8" barrel.

[@06r6n]

@@houseofpain3580 sorry but that would make zero sense.

[@heraclitus6100]

@@06r6n Well you're no fun....

[@06r6n]

@@heraclitus6100 my bad! 😂 😆 😂

[@heraclitus6100]

@@jaster030 You're going to blame a creator of a firearm for faulty ammunition? That's a pretty ignorant stance.

[@Artemystically]

Never gets old. Keep on doing it.

[@deweyharmon4666]

Great video! Glad to see Mark on the video, stay safe and keep'em coming 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@lukereddy756]

I love the 20mm videos and the bowling ball ones . My favorites

[@T_Humphries]

Thank you Grip 6 and RTS Tactical !!

[@mustangman6579]

I'm glad you guys did this. I was very curious from the other videos.

[@Mr.Unacceptable]

You should do a tour of the factory where they make these 20mm shells.

[@prandomable]

Most people reload them.

[@adolfoabhurtadoc6106]

11:25, is not an easy task to apreciate, but for a fraction of a second, when the bullet hits the armour, you can see a bunch of weird collors. Is amazing!

[@planetfixer]

I think that's the camera struggling to display the sudden explosion of bright light

[@thumperlockpicking9269]

I love anything that Mark puts his hands on. Great video brother

[@Dr.Niboshi]

2:13😂😂😂😂😂 Edwin: Amigo are u really? Cameraman: I’m readyyyyy! Edwin: ok fire in the HOLE!!

[@timsmith9645]

Awesome video and nice to see what a 20mm can do and how many armor plates can stop it thanks for sharing

[@7150285]

Ironically .50BMG did more damage on the Titanium and the AR500 steel than the 20mm.

[@nozrep]

i would like to see 20mm versus clear gel at various ranges. For nerdy reasons, even though I am not really a gun nerd or a ballistics nerd. But certainly a science channel fan!

[@liamterry5301]

Love the high speed shots. Wish you did that on every video 📸

[@shaner21]

Hey Edwin, Please team up with the Slo-Mo guys for a video. Would be super cool to see some of these shots in ULTRA slow motion!!! Cheers :)

[@Mendleson]

Edwin doesn’t reply to us regular guys 🤷🏼 but it would be cool your suggestion 👍🏻

[@bigbaddms]

Absolutely I’ve been thinking that. Certainly they can afford a $100k ultra high speed cam anyways

[@keitra666]

11:26 reality broke down for a split second by the immense force

[@joshuagibson2520]

I saw that too! Pretty damn cool.

[@TheInsultInvestor]

I saw it too

[@spackelskrapan]

Pretty amazing you managed to get ahold of the only 20mm in existance (that was designed and built by Mark).

[@jeremyfrix522]

Freakin awesome slo mo footage great job !!!!!!

[@gregsalerno1434]

Wow,That is a impressive round Edwin !👍🎯💯👏

[@AccuracySpeaks]

Can't believe they left the optics on shooting so close, I wonder how the lenses fared, hopefully, no scratches! Looked like the muzzle was inside a fiery sandblasting cabinet after the shot on the 50! Cool video nonetheless!

[@mathewladroga4695]

I would like to see it from say 100 or so yards. Point blank is gonna mess up anything and the 5 things behind it 😂 thanks for the video

[@aFoundingYouTuber]

Very cool demo of the 20's power.

[@speaksfrumhizrear9614]

2:14.. great tshirt thoughts right there. Love the channel xD

[@LextechLighting]

2:14. Let the memes begin 🎉

[@nunya7492]

😂😂

[@fuckingsob]

Lmfao

[@LextechLighting]

I mean….. really. Lol. So many possibilities.

[@vasehovno]

definitely getting something from rts tactical! love this collaboration work with Mark Serbu 🖖

[@woonsockettruthseeker9009]

Penetration makes a big difference whether or not you have space between the plates I would think you would know that by now

[@7150285]

Yes. I think people who had been watching gun videos for a long time would have figured this by now...

[@garfylunds7301]

Fun...Fun...Fun... Thanks Edwin for the entertainment. Don't mess with that 20mm!!!!!!

[@jeepster505]

Please make more of that 20 mark

[@tommcstacker4216]

I love my Serbu firearms.

[@duggydo]

Has Mark ever shot that 20mm over a chronograph? It seems like it would be relatively slow compared to the 50 BMG.

[@prandomable]

Mark has a high-def slo-mo camera, not sure about chronograph. Slo-mo cameras and chronographs are very very expensive equipments.

[@darrarmory6620]

Looking sharp!

[@zameer0084]

CameraMan :: I was Born Ready😂😂

[@adonian]

Edwin, you guys are craaaazy... Thx for doing all this funny/fun stuff. Be safe and keep it up... As for the 20mm, I WANT one, but Commiefornia.

[@feverdream2661]

What do you do for a living?

[@adonian]

@@feverdream2661 Nurse

[@Tony-pq3xv]

That barrel is probably a little short for the caliber. If that barrel was maybe another 6 inches the red tip might have penetrated all the steel. Awesome video!

[@prandomable]

The barrel cannot be too long either. Otherwise it would just create more drag on the bullet thus slowing down the bullet.

[@Tony-pq3xv]

@@prandomable Very true. But that barrel could be a little longer without that happening.

[@ericjohnson3755]

Yes this barrel is to short. Normally it is around 70 inches. So one that short is no where getting the full effect of the rounds.

[@prandomable]

@@ericjohnson3755 it ALSO depends on how hot each round is actually loaded to. You can have a round that's not loaded hot at all and shoot it out of a LONG barrel, if that's the case it would be slowing down the bullet. You want PEAK pressure at the muzzle...if your PEAK pressure is BEFORE the muzzle. If that's the case then your long barrel is only slowing down your bullets...

[@7150285]

@@ericjohnson3755 a more scientific way is to shoot it THRU a chronograph like what many many GunTubers do, rather than just "assuming" a longer barrel will increase the velocity without any actual scientific data support like a chronograph's velocity reading.

[@desert-walker]

I’ll check this video out when I get home you crazy nut or nuts you have a great channel😊

[@nathandoll.]

so cool that mark actually hangs out with royalnonesuch

[@xlasvegan7x]

It would have been great to see what it would have done to a tank turret.

[@nekite1]

Especially the self propelling Russian ones!

[@prandomable]

You do know there is a Russian KZbinr that does countless vids with anti-tank weapons to artillery to tank rounds who shoots at tanks and countless fortifications right???

[@HadToChangeMyName_YoutubeSucks]

20 mm hasn't been useful against tanks since WWII, they were used to little effect in the Korean War but only because that was all the commies had. You could take out things like optics and maybe treads, but if you hit armor it would just bounce.

[@xlasvegan7x]

@@HadToChangeMyName_KZbinSucks Good to know 👍

[@navdeepsingh3255]

Mark Serbu sometimes gives me Walter White vibes!!!!!

[@paulhewson4600]

Put that on my Christmas List!

[@ung427]

Wow, did you see the rainbow colors in the middle of 11:26? What made it come out like that???

[@TheInsultInvestor]

saw it!

[@EAZY-ME]

The rainbow flash blob only happens for a fraction of a second between 11:26 and 11:27 I want to say it's happening at about 0.0028 and 0.0048 thousands of a second after 11:26. It's a fraction of just one frame as far as I can tell. Why does the rainbow blob happen??

[@EAZY-ME]

Dude you scammer get out of here!

[@EAZY-ME]

Stop targeting me I'll fined your Mac address!

[@alphonsofrett2757]

Thanks again for sharing

[@daveyjoweaver6282]

Unbelievable Science Gentleman! Kind Thanks and Many Blessings! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania

[@lukelacross190]

To be fair the 50 was at a angle where the 20 was straight on

[@MPdude237]

My apologies if it was mentioned already but one thing to note is that spacing the plates impedes penetration compared to sandwiching them together. Reason being is that spacing the plates will cause the projectile to destabilize and hit side on, which is not good for penetration. The Germans used spaced armor in WW2 to counter Soviet 14.5mm Anti tank rifles for this reason. Whether or not this was the desired result, I do not know, but someone everybody should be aware of.

[@7150285]

You are wrong. Before we start an argument I just want to let you know there are many videos online showing that spacing will only allow bullets to penetrate the plates much easier and FURTHER than sandwiching them together, because most likely with the spacing it wouldn't have any back support...

[@davidkellogg2582]

That was just awesome.

[@ianmartinez3601]

Mark living the dream

[@matijalovakovic8981]

it would be interesting to see a 20mm SLAP if it even exists 😎

[@Satirawongwan]

technically that red tip(APDS) is SLAP round.

[@prandomable]

@@Satirawongwan it is General Dynamic's Mk244 tungsten sabot round...

[@williambates4788]

I think if you put a more solid backstop to keep the plates from jumping you will get better penetration 👍🏼👍🏼

[@user-cf6te2ug2g]

Have you been to Paul Pelosi's house?

[@45CaliberCure]

No flame intended, but that's a myth. The incidence of damage occurs far before support of the target makes any difference. It's like thinking that you would be less wounded by a shot, if you were braced against a building. At these forces the effect of supported vs. unsupported targets means nothing, ballistically or realistically.

[@7150285]

@@45CaliberCure this arguments/debates of having back support vs no back support have been going on for many many years for so long and I think everyone is sick of this endless argument. But my from own personal observation is that having a back support vs no back support will make little to no difference. EVEN IF it did make a difference it certainly wouldn't be a HUGE difference, that is for sure. Most damages is already done on the plates before the plates even started to move...

[@felixarcia7117]

Amazinng content, Greetings from Venezuela

[@sgtarmy112]

Dang it, now I must order a 20mm. Absolutely love it. This so much fun watching.

[@jpslayermayor9293]

What do the cost per round ? Some crazy number like $75 I bet

[@sgtarmy112]

@@jpslayermayor9293 I would say so.

[@ragtop63]

Armor piercing. Just like mic clipping.

[@thesandtiger]

wow look slick in the suite

[@leandrosilva-sl5yx]

The best science channel!!

[@eric81872]

Thank you for the video!🤩👍❤

[@tysonc6422]

Thanks guys

[@LtJackboot]

It's stunning how much fire comes off an incendiary that you can't see at regular speed.

[@Bruce6001]

Great vid mr Edwin maybe in a future vid you could do 20mm vs ballistic gel torsos, I’m guessing it will go through 9 and get stuck in 10

[@ss-5553]

Cool test

[@janiomartinez1600]

Hi Edwin, I like all your videos. Regards from Nicaragua 🇳🇮 🏝️

[@jarredtremain4644]

Awesome video mate. Armour may have reacted different when spaced apart and not together. Just thought. Keep them coming bud. Avagud1

[@maxtsu_]

The best scientist channel!! 💥🗿

[@slightenigma]

That was crazy!

[@cianannoeth6023]

Fun and exciting video you have the coolest ideas keep it up loves dude

[@prdprdprdprdprdel]

"Today i will be throwing a tactical nuke into my pool. Thank you to Mark Serbu for designing and making it, pretty cool."

[@AZAce1064]

Thank you guys. I love ballistic science 👍🇺🇸

[@jimmyj244820]

Awesome slo mo

[@jwilliamson196]

First your videos are great. As a reminder I read the WW2 50 BMG manual and it states that the 50 cal bullet (Ball?) takes 200 yards to stabilize in flight.. What effect that has on your many science experiments remains to be seen (maybe zero). I don''t know about the 20mm round stabilize distance? In any event It would not be easy to check long range shooting but it will always be a what if for me. Keep up the good work.

[@JAYFULFILMZ]

This is 100% alpha content! I love it 💯💪🏾

[@ffirefact]

Love U Sir

[@washawkwilson8274]

Red TIP are a monster ammo, amazing.

[@baront.mckinney9574]

I couldn't told you myself those would not have stopped a 20mm round.

[@7150285]

We all seen what the 20mm did to the Titanium and AR500 steel. It had less penetration than the .50BMG ironically.

[@eugeneerrera4987]

Love you videos. AP would have gone through more plates.

[@Omnihil777]

That's how Mark's formally introduced: Mark Serbu Gundesignergunnut

[@maxx420]

Love the content

[@MrKevinsfl]

“We’ll keep it short and friendly” cuts to a commercial

[@vaitiaremare2980]

Trop top 👍 Chapman

[@patshes1951]

And the 338 lapua? This was realy cool!

[@stealthimaster8583]

Edwin, your grandpa is going to be so mad you put holes in the armor plates he brought back from the war.

[@KeyboardWarrior101st]

Now we need a 30mm version!!

[@hunterimam2762]

Loved the office reference

[@silybummarianum8950]

Cheers from Serbia 🇷🇸 Edwin, keep it up 👍 Fix dat mic bro 😉

[@Titan_636]

2:13 should be the thumbnail 😂

[@emredie7705]

@edwin Sarkissian i love to watch your contents. it can be more accurate if you use stable base for plates. it is only my assumption but movable plates are unpredictable for measure.

[@bobjohnson7207]

I liked the good the bad and the ugly soundtrack from the opening of the movie. Also wise to use the string.

[@sachinsonkar4540]

Thank you sir

[@ivorywhite7161]

Didn't know they made plates that thin, I'd like to see the results of level 4 plates

[@bermchasin]

@11:26 if you go frame by frame, the first frame of the explosion is TRIPPY