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The M1 Abrams’ ‘Silver Bullet’: Why Depleted Uranium Rounds Terrify Enemy Tanks
The latest M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams keeps its battlefield crown largely thanks to its 120mm gun firing depleted uranium (DU) “Silver ...
The 120mm M829 depleted uranium shell packs a wallop when shot by the Abrams. Nicknamed the “Silver Bullet,” during Operation Desert Storm, the M829 dominated the battlefield and took out numerous ...
M1A1 fires a APFSDS-T discarding sabot "anti-tank" shell, with the"sabots" seen peeling away shortly after the 120mm shell leaves the barrel. Thesmaller, 12 pound, 40mm penetrator thus travels at a ...
M1A1 fires a APFSDS-T discarding sabot "anti-tank" shell, with the"sabots" seen peeling away shortly after the 120mm shell leaves the barrel. Thesmaller, 12 pound, 40mm penetrator thus travels at a ...
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