Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]parker The "Fuel-Air" bomb makes for an excellent area weapon. Jerry Parker Haeg wrote: > With all of the good info on DU weapons > notwithstanding, I seem to remember (maybe from > Turnley) that on the "road of death" US forces were > using some bomb that actually opened up above the > ground, dispersed a flamable gas into the air and > ignited seconds later. How's that for a run-on > sentence. . .jeez! > Could be another answer. > Parker > > --- Jack Herron <jackherron@cox.com> wrote: > > Gentlemen, > > The armor-piercing ability of DU tipped weapons > > is due to the pyrophoric > > properties of the uranium. On impact the kinetic > > energy of the bullet > > ignites the uranium, which then forms a stilleto of > > burning uranium and > > steel which burns its way through the armor. On > > penetration, this metallic > > blowtorch fills the tank with instant fire, then > > typically continues out > > through the less heavily plated tank bottom. > > Anything inflammable within > > the tank instantly burns, adding to the heat and > > flames. Not only is the > > tank "holed", but any occupants are immediately > > removed from the field of > > battle. > > Jack C. Herron > > 8118 E. 20th St. > > Tucson, AZ 85710 > > 520 885-6933 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Adam Bridge" <abridge@mac.com> > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 11:52 AM > > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT- War Photography > > > > > > > >I was at once shocked that a > > > >weapon we have could have > > > >such an effect, I discovered that the culprit > > more then likely was the > > > >use of depleted uranium tipped shells. > > > > > > The depleted uranium tipped nature of the weapon > > would only involve its > > armor-piercing ability since the tip of the weapon > > is able to break through > > the tough armor. Once a weapon erupts inside an > > armored vehicle then no > > matter what happens things get ugly. Just the > > kinetic energy transfer is > > going to do ugly things. > > > > > > However in terms of shock you must not be clued > > into flame throwers and > > napalm. > > > > > > And of course there are car bombs, shrappnel, the > > works being used against > > purely civilian targets all over. To me the military > > weapons pale in > > comparison. > > > > > > AB > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now > http://companion.yahoo.com/ > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html