GunFacts Hasn’t Any (5)
Low-hanging fruit on pg. 15:
Myth: .50-caliber rifles can knock a helicopter from the sky
Fact: The terminal energy of a .50-caliber (6,000 ft-lbs) is not enough to knock a modern military aircraft from the sky unless it hits a critical component like a fuel line. Records exist showing this has been done with common, smaller caliber assault rifles such as AK-47s.
Author provides no cite. Additionally, author debunks own “myth” by telling us helos can be shot down with smaller caliber weapons.
Author displays a great deal of ignorance WRT helicopters and .50 cal weapons. A helicopter–or virtually any aircraft–is not a heavily armored air vehicle. Often, fuel tanks–not lines–are exposed. There are also plenty of avionics that could be damaged by a .50 cal round.
