So the d-day Omaha beach scene in saving private Ryan where the rounds from the German mg-42 hit and killed the troops under water is inaccurate? At that distance the bullets would disintegrate in the water and be harmless to those underwater? Google says the German pill boxes on the cliffs were about 400-600 yards away from the landing ships.
The bullets shouldn't hit as deep underwater as portrayed in some shots in the movie @0:57 but if a soldier is right beneath the water surface I'd say it could still be a critical hit.
What always bothered me was that no one bothered to test the amount of bullets being shot. I know water will stop bullets, but with the amount being shot that day, is it possible to some bullets to defy physics and kill a soldier underwater? I'm sure a few did. Hitting the water at just the right angle.
That's a valid point! I wouldn't say some bullets would defy physics and penetrate the water more than the others, but I can imagine a few reaching the soldiers because the water surface wasn't level due to winds and waves. The soldiers could appear to be deeper underwater but in fact the troughs of the waves "reveals" them more,. This leads to a shorter distance actually travelled by the bullet underwater. Thanks for bringing it up :)
that's like saying if I drive a car at 80 miles per hour into a brick wall 100,000 times, shouldn't I be able to safely drive through the wall a few times?
