"The Enlightenment" wrote in message
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"Thomas J. Paladino Jr." wrote in message
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"robert arndt" wrote in message
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http://www.citizen-soldier.org/CS09-uranium.html

It's toxic, moron... and the Germans can do just as much damage
with
their tungsten rounds
Believe me, the L55 main gun plus DM-53 ammo will ruin your day.
At least the Germany Army isn't poisoning its own troops by using
"partially-depleted (correct term)uranium"...

LOL....

How about instead of using a radical leftist anti-war site with a
political
agenda as a source, we use a scientific one?

Ok then:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...nitions/du.htm

SNIP cuts from above URLs


"US forces also use DU to enhance their tanks' armor protection. In
one
noteworthy incident, an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, its thick
steel armor
reinforced by a layer of DU sandwiched between two layers of steel,
rebuffed
a close-in attack by three of Iraq's T-72 tanks. After deflecting
three hits
from Iraq's tanks, the Abrams' crew dispatched the T-72s with a
single DU
round to each of the three Iraqi tanks."

Yep, I think that we'll keep our DU right where it is.

I believe the M1A2 has dropped the DU armour in favour of Chobham
style armour.

Eh? The *original* M1 used composite armor (as you say, "Chobham style").
The M1A1 HA variant (or block II M1A1) introduced the DU into the mix.
M1A2's are a bit heavier than even the M1A1HA, so it would appear the DU
remains in the mix. There is a mention that the export version of the M1A2
(which would be new build) does not have the DU, but it is kind of hard to
tell for sure, as the exact armor composition is still classified.

Brooks