Some notes on DU rounds from the DU-List (21 febbraio)

The false ogive ( wildscreen) of the ammunition of 30mm  DU / GAU-8A (30X173) called also PGU-14  8/8 (API/DS) is manufactured to basis of an alloy Aluminium - Berylium.   This ammunition is used in arms of typical GAU-8A or GAU 9/A cannon.

This information was diffused by health services of  the French Defense Ministry .

It was confirmed by the General GALLOIS former Chief of  French Nuclear Dissuasion General Staff.

It is today an official argument in France to decrease the harmful
aspect of around DU ammunition use.

This ammunition was manufactured by the Primex company USA  , by Royal Ordnance Corp. UK , by Eurometaal in neederland and by Manurhin in France. (Oerlikon ? Out off  Swiss, certainly).

The case of 25mm called Oerlikon also 25mm GAU-12/U or 25 X137 of Typical APDS- M is identical.

This ammunition is used by theHuges Chain Gun  cannon  (M2 Bradley), the cannon ADEN  UK and the GAU-12/U Gatling Patern of General Electric.cannon .

This type of ammunition is garbage weapon for a trashy war .

Sorry but English is not my native lenguage.

PS: Wanted Nato Code Identification for Medium Caliber & DU Ammo.

Best  Regards. JMF


I would want to know, if during a shooting of typical arrow shell ammunition with DU penetrator, by the cannon of a tank (caliber understood between 90 mm and 120mm ) ; it can happen, during the path of the shell, when it is in the smooth bore of the barrel, a partial disintegration of the surface penetrator, giving radioactives particle ? In this case, what is the dispersion zone range of these microparticle caused by the action of combustion gases  of the propulsion charge at the exit of the canon ?

>From how much rounds, the muzzle of the canon can it mark by the radioactivity  ?

This problem does not produce with ammunitions of medium caliber (20mmmà 30mm), because the  DU nucleus perforating is protected by a false head manufactured with an alloy Alluminium-Berylium.


This is not good---------beryllium dust is worse than DU dust.

Note: berillium reflects neutrons, adding to the kinetic fission effect.