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Depleted uranium alloy, for example, is pyrophoric; the heated fragments of the penetrator ignite after impact in contact with air, setting fire to fuel and / or ammunition in the target vehicle, contributing significantly to behind-armour lethality. [citation needed] Additionally, DU penetrators exhibit significant adiabatic shear band ...
The M829A4 is a fifth-generation APFSDS-T cartridge using a depleted-uranium penetrator with a three-petal composite sabot; the penetrator includes a low-drag fin with a tracer and a windshield and tip assembly. [11] Its propellant maintains consistent muzzle velocities across operational temperatures from −25 to 145 °F (−32 to 63 °C).
The United States Navy's Phalanx CIWS's M61 Vulcan Gatling gun used 20 mm armor-piercing penetrator rounds with discarding plastic sabots and a core made using depleted uranium, later changed to tungsten. Mark 149 Mod 2 20mm depleted uranium ammunition for the Phalanx CIWS aboard the battleship USS Missouri, November 1987.
The 120mm anti-tank shells made of depleted uranium are self-sharpening and flammable penetrator in munitions. They are made of naturally occurring Uranium which has been stripped of mostly ...
High explosive incendiary/armour piercing ammunition combines a tungsten carbide penetrator with an incendiary and explosive tip. Energy is concentrated by using a reduced-diameter tungsten shot, surrounded by a lightweight outer carrier, the sabot (a French word for a wooden shoe). This combination allows the firing of a smaller diameter (thus ...
Most modern APDS projectiles use high strength shock resistant tungsten alloys. The main constituent is tungsten, alloyed or sintered with/to cobalt, copper, iron or nickel. Very few APDS use depleted uranium (DU) titanium alloy for the penetrator material [citation needed], though the retired 20 mm MK149-2 Phalanx CIWS round did use DU.
Uses a new sabot design, and a new depleted uranium penetrator. Used on 2A46M-5 with new autoloader. Country of origin: Russia; Cartridge dimension: 735mm; Penetrator dimension: 640 mm 28-29: 1 L/D; Round weight: 22.0 kg [3] Projectile weight (including sabot): 8.5 kg [3] Penetrator weight: Muzzle velocity: 1650 m/s [3] Muzzle energy: 12.1 MJ [4]
The subsequent development of this type of ammunition for this gun led to an array of penetrator designs and different materials with the final model, the 3UBM-13, using depleted uranium. [6] In accordance with later Soviet and current Russian practice an anti-tank guided missile , the 9K118 Sheksna , has been developed for use with the T-62 ...