Bullet Proof Glass Question

RPMDAD

RPMDAD

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From watching the news this week i saw that Prince Charles of England's car was attacked by unarmed protestors in England. I was surprised that one of the vehicles wndows was cracked, according to the press probably by a rock. Is this indicative of bullet proof glass or is it safe to assume that Prince Charles the successor to the throne of England drives around in a vehicle without even the protection of bullet proof glass. I posted the question here after reading all the ballistics info. on the 45 cal thread. I am surprised if the the vehicle does not have bullet proof glass due to his position.
 

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AK-74me

AK-74me

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Well no glass is really bullet proof. It is "bullet resistant" up to certain points. I've seen some bullet resistant glass shot before, we use it at my job. The spidering in that picture does not look like what I've seen out of ballistic glass. However, we have come across some defective glass that has cracked for unknown reasons(at very least not been shot). So the short of it is, no, good bullet resistant glass should not be damaged like that from a rock hitting it.
 
RPMDAD

RPMDAD

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AK, that is what i thought also, that it was not bullet proof/resistant glass on the windows. I was surprised however because i read in another news release or saw it on the news, that someone in the know in England stated that his personal security team, " the English version of his personal security force showed restraint in not displaying/using their weapons. i guess in my opinion their version of the Secret Service" and yet they let him be driven around in public in a vehicle like that even though it is a Rolls Royce without bullet proof glass, while being escorted by an armed protective service. I am surprised. I always thought that the Royal Family of England would have been protected closely to our head of state.
 
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glhs837

glhs837

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My guess? It is "bulletproof" glass, or what passed for it back when that car was procured. But that was 1977, and keeping in mind that one of the aspects of making tough glass is laminating it with plastics, which change properties as they age, I suspect that the whole fleet will be seeing a retrofit sometime soon.
 
AK-74me

AK-74me

"Typical White Person"
glhs837 said:
My guess? It is "bulletproof" glass, or what passed for it back when that car was procured. But that was 1977, and keeping in mind that one of the aspects of making tough glass is laminating it with plastics, which change properties as they age, I suspect that the whole fleet will be seeing a retrofit sometime soon.
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Probably a logical answer.
 
itsbob

itsbob

I bowl overhand
glhs837 said:
My guess? It is "bulletproof" glass, or what passed for it back when that car was procured. But that was 1977, and keeping in mind that one of the aspects of making tough glass is laminating it with plastics, which change properties as they age, I suspect that the whole fleet will be seeing a retrofit sometime soon.
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Tom Clancy, (in)famous for his accurate research in his works of fiction, actually covered this in one of his books in an IRA attack against guess who?
 
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glassman881

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Bullet resistant glass is just that, there are serval types of it out there just depends on the make up that determines what it will stop, but it is a multi layered laminated glass with lexan and vynal sheets that are pressed together just like your windshield but thicker, most of the outter pieces are glass so you can keep it clean and not sctatch it but that said the outter piece of glass will break with a good size rock,
 
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