depleted uranium penetrator

  • 1Depleted uranium — The DU penetrator of a 30 mm round[1] Depleted uranium (DU; also referred to in the past as Q metal, depletalloy, or D 38) is uranium with a lower content of the fissile isotope U 235 than natural uranium (natural uranium is about 99.27% uranium… …

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  • 2Uranium — (pronEng|jʊˈreɪniəm) is a silvery gray metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table that has the symbol U and atomic number 92. It has 92 protons and 92 electrons, 6 of them valence electrons. It can have between 141 and …

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  • 3Uranium-236 — Infobox isotope background = #fc6 text color = isotope name = Uranium 236 isotope filename = alternate names = mass number =236 symbol =U num neutrons =144 num protons =92 abundance =< 10^ 10 halflife = 2.348 x10^7 years error halflife = decay&#8230; …

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  • 4Kinetic energy penetrator — French anti tank round with its sabot APFSDS at point of separation o …

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  • 5KE-Penetrator — Ein Wuchtgeschoss ist eine Munition‎, die allein die kinetische Energie (KE) seines Projektils nutzt, um die Zieloberfläche wie beispielsweise eine Panzerung zu durchdringen. Im Geschoss selbst wird deswegen auf Sprengstoff und Zünder verzichtet …

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  • 6Pyrophoricity — A pyrophoric substance will ignite spontaneously; that is, its autoignition temperature is below room temperature. Examples are iron sulfide and many reactive metals including uranium, when powdered or sliced thinly. Pyrophoric materials are&#8230; …

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  • 7M2/M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle — infobox weapon is vehicle = yes name = M2 Bradley caption = Bradley in the Gulf War type = Infantry fighting vehicle origin = United States used by = See Users length = 6.55 m width = 3.6 m height = 2.98 m weight = 30.4 tonnes suspension =&#8230; …

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  • 8GAU-8 Avenger — Infobox Weapon name= GAU 8 Avenger caption= The GAU 8/A Avenger unmounted. origin= flagcountry|United States type= Autocannon is ranged= yes service= 1977–present used by= United States wars= designer= design date= manufacturer= General Dynamics&#8230; …

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  • 9GAU-13 cannon — The General Electric GAU 13/A is a 30 mm electric Gatling Gun derived from the GAU 8 Avenger cannon.DescriptionThe GAU 13 was developed in the late 1970s for use in gun pod applications for fighter aircraft and attack aircraft use, primarily for&#8230; …

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  • 10M1 Abrams — Infobox Weapon name=M1 Abrams caption=US Marine Corps M1A1 on a live fire exercise in Iraq, 2003 origin=United States type=Main battle tank is vehicle=yes service= used by=United States, Australia, Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia wars=Gulf War, Iraq&#8230; …

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