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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).
Mark 149 Mod 2 20mm depleted uranium ammunition for the Phalanx CIWS aboard the battleship USS Missouri, November 1987. Another use of depleted uranium is in kinetic energy penetrators, anti-armor rounds such as the 120 mm sabot rounds fired from the British Challenger 1, Challenger 2, [34] M1A1 and M1A2 Abrams. [35]
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 ...
When fired, depleted uranium becomes ‘essentially an exotic metal dart fired at extraordinarily high speed’
Depleted uranium-nickel-iron alloy sheathed in steel. Country of origin: Soviet Union; Projectile dimension: 450 mm 12: 1 L/d - including 250 mm core; Projectile weight (including sabot): 6.55 kg; Projectile weight: 4.85 kg; Muzzle velocity: 1700 m/s; Muzzle energy: 7.0 MJ; Penetration: 360 mm at 0° at 2000 m, 210 mm at 60° at 2000 m ...
Armor-piercing discarding sabot (APDS) is a type of spin-stabilized kinetic energy projectile for anti-armor warfare. Each projectile consists of a sub-caliber round fitted with a sabot . The combination of a lighter sub-caliber projectile with a full-caliber propellant charge allows for an increase in muzzle velocity compared to full-caliber ...
As a part of a $1 billion aid package, the United States announced this week that it is sending depleted anti-tank munitions to Ukraine to help Zelensky’s troops fend off Russian tanks. The ...
The Wall Street Journal reported that the US was set to approve depleted uranium tank rounds for Ukraine Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin claims Moscow could use weapons with depleted uranium Skip ...