[BGB] More than 3 feet of Armor!?!

[tballou at comcast.net]

I wonder if this is a typo on the BBC page:

"The Kornet was first shown by the Russians in 1994 and represents state-of-the-art technology.

It has either an optical or a thermal sight - effectively "riding" a laser beam to its target. It again has a tandem warhead.

It has a range of up to 5km (three miles) and is said to be able to penetrate armour up to 1,200mm thick. "

Thats a lot of armor, what is this to take on a battleship?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4794829.stm

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