Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hang on Don. This projectile has no magic burning through properties. It's all about density vs cross section. Add that to high velocity and you have enormous kinetic energy in the penetrator. The projectile will shed mass after penetrating, plus the armour itself will add to the stream. It is also pyrophoric so you would expect catastrophic heat along with the shrapnel and spalled armour. An extremely lethal shower of very hot sharp material. Regarding the radiation, it may be relatively benign to handle as you noted, but the dust particles from a round impact are VERY bad juju should you inhale them. That would be the least of your problems if you were sitting within the target. Visiting it later would not be recommended either. It may well be very toxic within the next few billion years or so. Regarding the chain gun, it is a different but allied design to the rotary barrel "gatling" designs. The principle benefits are simplicity and extreme reliability. Cheers Hoppy Gunny and M9 Guy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Don Dory Sent: Tuesday, 8 August 2006 12:59 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] [was] Another Altered Photo / now WAY OT Jerry, >From a military perspective, depleted uranium is almost irresistable as an anti-amour round. The uranium literally burns through armour without the extreme kinetic energy generally required. Thus a 30mm chain gun can become a heavy tank killer. The military will not stop using it as it works too well. As I understand the spent rounds are primarily a Beta emitter so not that hazardous as radioactive things go. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 8/7/06, Haussler, Gerald R - San Mateo, CA <gerald.r.haussler@usps.gov> wrote: > > Gents; > isn't Depleted Uranium (DU) nuclear waste ? > seems to me the Pentagon found a use for that stuff > about 15 years ago. i thought they stopped using it, > but i now understand it continues. > regards > jerry > > *************************************************** > used nuclear waste ;-) > > Lottermoser George wrote: > > > Shipping? ; ^ ) > > > > Regards, > > George Lottermoser > > george@imagist.com > > On Aug 7, 2006, at 2:02 PM, Walt Johnson wrote: > > > >> Sell it to the Saudis > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information