DU question?

Question

Why do we use Depleted Uranium in our rounds?

I can tell you for sure that we use depleted uranium in tanks sir, Although this information may not be well know i assure you that DU is used in war and there are specail gloves that are used for handleing depleted Uranium rounds, there is not a lot of DU in these round there is very little actually but its still there.

Answer 1

First of all it is not 'pure' DU. It is a an alloy (staballoy) of DU and other metals.

In tanks it is used for two purposes, armor and armor-defeating ammunition.

The advantages of DU ammunition are: High density, high strength, 'self sharpening' as it passes through armor, and its 'after armor effects' (white hot fragments traveling at supersonic speeds that destroy what the armor was protecting).

How and why DU makes such good armor is classified information the US military will not discuss with anybody.

There has been a lot of uninformed rumor and speculation regarding the supposed dangers of DU. The human health hazards of metallic uranium have been very well known for over 50 years. The human health hazard profile for DU is almost identical to that of metallic lead. In fact people working around DU only have to follow standard industrial hygiene practices. Operations where DU is machined or cut require extra precautions due to the fire hazard DU dust creates.

Answer 2

We have not found any uses for depleted uranium yet, which is a very dangerous & hazardous substance produced by our nuclear power plants.

Answer 3

It is used because of its tremendous weight to volume ratio and is therefore heavier and denser and has great penetration.A lot of NATO soldiers especailly Turks who went in after the US and UK troops contracted cancer which it appears could be caused by these shells it is obviously being investigated

Answer 4

M1a1mikegolf's answer is correct. We use Staballoy because it has a high density.