NODE 82ac4237Re: Nuclear Weapons Material
koontzd@lrcs.loral.com (David Koontz )Thu, 25 Aug 94 11:37:35 PDT
>The ammo used by the A-10 chain gun uses a depleted uranium core that is
>designed to defeat Chobam and other types of reactive armor. It is also
>used in F-14, F-15, F-16, and F-18's that are tasked with ground attack
>missions where active armor tanks are expected to be encountered.
A clarification. The A-10 is equipped with a 30mm weapon, the fighters
are equipped with 20 mm.
Its the size (30mm) along with the density (depleted uranium) that makes
the kinetic weapon so effective against armored targets.