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If you watch the video, and look at the photos of the patrol car, you will know why. The 7.62 x 39 mm caliber Russian round (SKS and AK-47 weapons) has a lot of power. It is more powerful than the .223/5.56 mm round, and it ranks just below the ...30-30 Winchester on the power band. Unlike the ....30-30 which uses a jacketed soft-point, most 7.62 X 39 mm rounds are FMJ or steel cored (i.e., Russian/European army surplus). Thus the AK-47 type round has much greater penetration than a soft point or a hollow-point round. The 7.62 x 39 mm round has a muzzle velocity of 2,356 fps, and a muzzle energy of 1,527 ft. pounds. That means it can slice through an issued ballistic vest like a hot knife through butter. One additional point..."stress and communications." If you watch the end of the clip, you will notice that the experienced officer can't communicate by radio after the shooting event. He can't warn the responding patrol cars that he has been fired upon. So other officers don't know that one of their own has come under fire. Notice how shaken the officer becomes. He can't continue to drive and participate in the enforcement action. This again points to the need to conduct continual firearms and tactical training. "Chance favors the prepared mind."