Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don Is the chain gun the same as the modern Gatling type? I remember Puff the Magic Dragon doing its thing around Hue many years ago. At night it looked as if liquid gold were being poured from heaven. Amazing technology. Walt. Don Dory wrote: > 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 > >