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Subject: Re: depleted uranium ammunition
Keywords: reactive armor, depleted U
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Date: 10 Apr 90 02:01:04 GMT
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->>What can anyone tell me about ammo using depleted uranium?
->
->The GAU-8 cannon in our A-10 aircraft uses it.  This is a 30mm gatling gun,
->basically, mounted in the nose of the airplane.  
[...]
->I laugh hysterically.  I have a tape that has a shot of an A-10 diving
->on a tank, and firing 4 bursts from the cannon in rapid succession.  (bursts
->about 1/4 second long, and 1/2 second between bursts, approx.)  Then they
->show what happens to the tank.  The tank gains quite a number of 
->perforations in it's armor.  Then sparks begin to fly.  Then there's a real
->nasty explosion that makes a VERY visible displacement of it's main gun.
->
->Basically what happens is the rounds have so much kinetic energy that they
->literally punch right through the armor and keep on going.  Usually the 
->rounds will punch right through to the fuel tanks or the magazine.  At
->that point, it's all over for the tank.



What happens when it is used against reactive or other modern armor?


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