Does your nation's military use Depleted Uranium munitions?

[Triceraia]

We use extremely strong blasters, they shoot a type energy that has two settings, kill and stun. Bullets are useless, and that goes even to us.

I think that a rail gun firing a DU tipped projectile would be much better at going through armour or killing people than "blasters."

one would think, but then again, the Hot (kill) and cold (stun) settings prove good. After all a good hit kills.

[Senestrum]

No, we use more practical things.

...DU is the best at what it does...

unless you're doing supahlolhigh-speed impacts instead 0f regular lolhigh-speed impacts

[L3 Communications]

...DU is the best at what it does...

unless you're doing supahlolhigh-speed impacts instead 0f regular lolhigh-speed impacts

but then it just turns into a HEAT D:

We use extremely strong blasters, they shoot a type energy that has two settings, kill and stun. Bullets are useless, and that goes even to us.

I think that a rail gun firing a DU tipped projectile would be much better at going through armour or killing people than "blasters."

hydrodynamic penetration results at those kinds of speeds from a railgun

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... charge.htm

[Augarundus]

UPDATE: Depleted uranium rounds exist (the Grand Army of the Capitalismus, privately supplied, may own such rounds, but not deploy them). They are not permitted to be employed in combat- they are considered genocidal (they cause uranium pollution, affecting the civilian populace and causing increased cancer rates) and do not obey the Augarian laws of war.

Nonetheless, they have been deployed, as, in the Great Yallakian War (the single conflict the Capitalismus has entered), the Grand Army of the Capitalismus was not entirely well-regulated. Law enforcement on the front, in some cases, was difficult to enforce (despite widespread cases of forces abiding by the laws of war).

[L3 Communications]

UPDATE: Depleted uranium rounds exist (the Grand Army of the Capitalismus, privately supplied, may own such rounds, but not deploy them). They are not permitted to be employed in combat- they are considered genocidal (they cause uranium pollution, affecting the civilian populace and causing increased cancer rates) and do not obey the Augarian laws of war.

Nonetheless, they have been deployed, as, in the Great Yallakian War (the single conflict the Capitalismus has entered), the Grand Army of the Capitalismus was not entirely well-regulated. Law enforcement on the front, in some cases, was difficult to enforce (despite widespread cases of forces abiding by the laws of war).

((OOC: Tungsten alloys are, surprisingly, just as nasty an ecological hazard and carcinogen as DU.

The only reason DU is demonised is because it contains the word "uranium". Seriously, that's the only reason.

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Tungsten- ... 0131131569

*Ahem*))

[Senestrum]

unless you're doing supahlolhigh-speed impacts instead 0f regular lolhigh-speed impacts

but then it just turns into a HEAT D:

Actually, Wolfram penetrators of a given size start outperforming DU penetrators of the same size somewhere around 1.7 km/s.

[KludgeMUSH]

Although some have objected to it, our environmental studies show that DU remains one of the most environmentally friendly choices for conventional munitions available, not to mention expensive inexpensive, as it is a cheaply available byproduct of our nuclear industries. Studies have found that heavy usage of DU is capable of rendering an area uninhabitable by humans for years, which further studies have conclusively demonstrated to be a massive boon for the environment, just like every other nuclear "disaster". Soil and water samples of DU-contaminated areas reveal that they are amongst the cleanest in the region. Results like this cannot be denied: DU is good for the environment!

[Yankoslavia]

Military forces of the Federal Republic of Yankoslavia will use DU weaponry, especially in heavy weapons such as tank rounds, the ammunition fired by the A-10 tank killers, etc...

[Atladea]

We have such munitions but they are banned from use on Atladean Soil.

[The Anglo-Saxon Empire]

Although some have objected to it, our environmental studies show that DU remains one of the most environmentally friendly choices for conventional munitions available, not to mention expensive inexpensive, as it is a cheaply available byproduct of our nuclear industries. Studies have found that heavy usage of DU is capable of rendering an area uninhabitable by humans for years, which further studies have conclusively demonstrated to be a massive boon for the environment, just like every other nuclear "disaster". Soil and water samples of DU-contaminated areas reveal that they are amongst the cleanest in the region. Results like this cannot be denied: DU is good for the environment!

DEPLETED Uranium, you could use all sorts of munitions short of spraying DU dust over an area and still have it be safe to use. The problem with DU isn't the mild radiation, but the fact that consuming (or getting it into your system in any way) it is bad for you, just like lead, or mercury, or tungsten, or any other heavy metal. Also, unless you purposely put carcinogens into your air, soil, and water, having an area become radioactive will never help the environment whether the people leave or not.

[Abanhfleft]

Yes, we use depleted uranium rounds for our heavy tanks, although making rounds to fit an M1 Abrams, T-80, and Merkava are kind of making a dent in our defense budget. [ugh]

[Malshan]

I think that a rail gun firing a DU tipped projectile would be much better at going through armour or killing people than "blasters."

one would think, but then again, the Hot (kill) and cold (stun) settings prove good. After all a good hit kills.

Yeah, so does a .50 caliber titanium/tungsten round fired from a HSR (heavy sniper rifle). Or an 8mm titan/tung round shot from a rail weapon of some kind. Mini Godrods?

[The Anglo-Saxon Empire]

one would think, but then again, the Hot (kill) and cold (stun) settings prove good. After all a good hit kills.

Yeah, so does a .50 caliber titanium/tungsten round fired from a HSR (heavy sniper rifle). Or an 8mm titan/tung round shot from a rail weapon of some kind. Mini Godrods?

Works on a completely different concept really, but yeah, you could see it like that.

[Qlumez]

Qlumez: We have better things to do with our uranium.

Cilnotuz: Now that you suggested, it seems like a good idea.

METAAALLL: Wait, do we have to deplete it first?

Capivara Group: A gente nóis num usia, im veiz dissel nóis vendio pus otro! (We don't use it, instead we sell it to others)

Laserna: Depleted uranium or not, those weapons are silly and unfit for real warriors.

Dainer: We just don't have the necessity.

[New Tesslandia]

We use DU penetraters for all our anti-armor needs, as well as using it at part of an exotic armor cocktail similar to Chobham armor.

[FREEaquaticdancelesson]

No, we've evolved passed war.

[Great Nepal]

No, we've evolved passed war.

Then I will consider my duty to show you otherwise..

[New Tesslandia]

No, we've evolved passed war.

Then I will consider my duty to show you otherwise..

Ha Ha, awesome. I'm sigging that.

[Dinosaurana]

Yup!

[The Anglo-Saxon Empire]

Then I will consider my duty to show you otherwise..

Ha Ha, awesome. I'm sigging that.

That isn't even a good quote, there are dozens of statements like that every day on NS.

[NS Limbaugh Island]

That isn't even a good quote, there are dozens of statements like that every day on NS.

I'd say it's more a personal perception issue. He likes the quote, and so, to him, it's a good quote.

[Hiijaric Monarchy]

Ha Ha, awesome. I'm sigging that.

That isn't even a good quote, there are dozens of statements like that every day on NS.

I, however, will be sigging this...

[Zyratar]

No. In fact, we haven't used solid ammo in decades.

[Dinosaurana]

No. In fact, we haven't used solid ammo in decades.

Pathetic.

[Zyratar]

No. In fact, we haven't used solid ammo in decades.

Pathetic.

Are you saying that high-powered gamma rays are less deadly than crude bits of matter being shot through the air at high velocities?