[TheForge] armour was (Re: OT rant (armor))

[Chris Kilpatrick]

I thought they used Depleted uranium for bullets due to it's density which translates to force.  I don't see how DU would be useful for tanks, being so heavy and fairly malleable.

-chris K.
----- Original Message -----
From: "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [TheForge] armour was (Re: OT rant (armor))
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 13:12:51 -0600 (CST)

> 
> hello;
> 
> On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 TristerK at aol.com wrote:
> 
> trister>
> trister> writes:
> trister> depleted uranium plate.
> trister> ????
> trister>
> 
> actually that was me who wrote that.
> yes, depleted uranium is used for armour plate.
> 
> some abrams tanks have enhanced depleted uranium armour.
> 
> depleted uranium is u-238. not that radioactive unless bombarded with
> neutrons. which under the right conditions could cause the u-238 to
> change to plutonium-239. that is what occurs in a fast-breeder reactor.
> a blanket of u-238 is changed to plutonium-239 when the u-238 absorbs a
> neutron and under goes two beta decays. plutonium-239 is fissionable.
> uranium-238 is not fissionable.
> 
> the government has vast quantities of u-238. the by-product of enriching
> uranium for nuclear power. need u-235 for the standard nuclear reactors.
> 
> trister>
> trister> DU Armor? Right next to the magnesium plate and just down 
> the aisle from the
> trister> sheets of C4 we use to protect the gas tanks.
> trister>
> trister>
> 
> --
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