Reply With QuoteThat's why the air tanks are made of carbon fiber. It may split but wont create shrapnel like a steel tank.Originally Posted by Jeff_nc
i would say so
http://www.paintballstar.com/pn/modu...21&page_id=390 (it was a high presser air tank not CO2)
Heh. How many gallons of highly explosive liquid are you carting around in your car just behind you right now?
Iain
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Not much, Diesel is not considered highly explosive.
Those tanks won't exploded like in the movies; and they are very difficult to penetrate even with an armor piercing round. In part because they are rounded everywhere. It is more likely that the valve will break off and the tank will suddenly lose pressure in that area and then the tank itself will become a projectile. However, it would more than likely be tied and strapped down in a secure part of the vehicle. So I really don't think the car exploding will be an issue. But hey thats just my opinion. I suppose crash testing should provide some excellent information.
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Let's go one further.Heh. How many gallons of highly explosive liquid are you carting around in your car just behind you right now?
So you buy you an Air car and are testing it's limits when all of the sudden you come over a hill and realize all too late that everyone ahead is stopped. You smash into the back of a Ford Crown Victoria which causes the fuel tank to rupture an catch fire instantly.
A few seconds later, someone come up and rearends you and causes the air tank to rupture! You just blew out the fire on the Ford Crown Victoria.
Your a HERO!!!
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Sadly, you are also propelled straight up in the air!... A few seconds later, someone come up and rearends you and causes the air tank to rupture! You just blew out the fire on the Ford Crown Victoria.
Your a HERO!!!
Randy (who'd rather be)
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