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post Jun 19 2008, 09:55 PM
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So I have been pondering ammunition for quite a while, and for a long time I have wanted to fire off depleted uranium rounds.... only thing is there are no stats for something like this. I was waiting for Arsenal to have DU rounds, but to my sadness there is nothing like it of the sort. Part of me wonders why, since America uses and has used it willy nilly (especially in Desert Storm) so why not? Is it because of that weird thing where radiation does not quite have the same effect in the awakened world? Why has there been nothing published on this, or was this just on oversight? Cuz' if there is any type of ammo you would want to cut someone down with while flying a helicopter I would think DU would be your bestist best friend.

I would just like an explanation, because if it is in such a common usage today how did it all of the sudden drop of the face of the globe?
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post Jun 19 2008, 10:09 PM
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probably the stuff anti vehicluar ammo was made out of in SR3 . .
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post Jun 19 2008, 10:15 PM
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Well I play in SR4, and there are actually armor piercing rounds and anti-vehicular rounds IRL so I wants me some depleted uranium rounds. RRRRRRAAAAAARRRR! *throws tantrum*
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post Jun 19 2008, 10:20 PM
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I'm no gun nut, but it is my understanding DU rounds are only made for large caliber weapons (i.e. tank guns) and that DU rounds are simply a type of armor-penetrating/anti-vehicular round, therefore are in fact abstracted as those exact types of rounds in SR4. So pointedly, they ARE in the book. Them being DU would simply be fluff description.

Besides, I imagine DU rounds, being +70 year old, are probably replaced by a better technology.
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post Jun 19 2008, 10:26 PM
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didn't want to point that out so harshly *g*
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post Jun 19 2008, 10:27 PM
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A -6 to armor penetration? DU rounds shred tanks. I personally think they are not there for game balance reasons, but I would like to see them exist. I feel that DU rounds would be more effective then the AP given, but at the same time be kind of a white elephant. You shot them and you rock it, and everyone can follow the yellow brick road of DU rounds being used in any given situation (that is if it gets investigated.)
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post Jun 19 2008, 10:29 PM
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There are always people who have trouble with abstractions and crave for more simulation. All one can do is explain how the System already kind of has what they want, just does not call it that way. It's a taxing and not very rewarding task. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)

Also, some have really weird perceptions of say, DU rounds, thinking they are some awesom-o-explodo ammunition. A hole in the front and back of a tank is not what I'd call "shredded". (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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post Jun 19 2008, 10:50 PM
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QUOTE (masterofm @ Jun 19 2008, 05:27 PM) *
A -6 to armor penetration? DU rounds shred tanks. I personally think they are not there for game balance reasons, but I would like to see them exist. I feel that DU rounds would be more effective then the AP given, but at the same time be kind of a white elephant. You shot them and you rock it, and everyone can follow the yellow brick road of DU rounds being used in any given situation (that is if it gets investigated.)


Correction: DU rounds from large, vehicle mounted cannons shred tanks. The AV rounds are a pretty good fit for DU ammunition actually, with the exception of DU's tendency to burn when traveling through dense materials (like tank armor) which is sadly absent. The designation for the A-10's 30mm DU rounds is 'Armor Piercing Incendiary' for a reason.

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I'm no gun nut, but it is my understanding DU rounds are only made for large caliber weapons (i.e. tank guns) and that DU rounds are simply a type of armor-penetrating/anti-vehicular round, therefore are in fact abstracted as those exact types of rounds in SR4. So pointedly, they ARE in the book. Them being DU would simply be fluff description.

Besides, I imagine DU rounds, being +70 year old, are probably replaced by a better technology.

The smallest DU round I know of is .50BMG which would correspond to an HMG or heavy sniper rifle in SR. I tend to agree about labeling them DU as simply fluff, as SR4 isn't really set up for the kind of granularity required to make them really special. The AV rounds will suffice.

DU is a material to make the bullet from, not the design it's self. The stuff is basically perfect for armor piercing rounds, so with improvements in engineering and design, I wouldn't be surprised in the least if they were still using them in 60 years.
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post Jun 19 2008, 10:54 PM
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they're right here:

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Anti-vehicular (AV) rounds are high-speed
projectiles with a solid penetrator core usually made of wolfram,
depleted uranium, or another exceptionally dense metal.
They resemble APDS rounds in many aspects, except that they
are optimized to penetrate vehicle armor rather than personal
ballistic armor.


Arsenal, pg.34
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post Jun 19 2008, 11:04 PM
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Contrary to popular belief enviromento-nut hysteria, depleted Uranium isn't particularly radioactive, not much more than anything else and not dangerously so. That's wh it is called depleted. Depleted uranium is toxic because it is a toxic heavy metal (which is exactly the same reason why lead is toxic).

Depleted uranium bullets aren't anything special. The metal is used because because it is denser than lead and thus make a heavier projectile. It is little different from tungsten, brass, or steel bullets in principal. It can be used in pistol or rifle bullets. The extra density would provide slightly better penetration of hard objects such as car doors, but the use of depleted uranium does not automatically make a bullet "anti-vehicle" by any means. The extra density also alters teh balistics of the weapon and reduces both accuracy and maximum effective range. The use of depleted uranium tends toward 30mm guns on aircraft and armored vehicles. 30mm depleted uranium is very effective against light armor. It is also used in anti-tank kinetic energy penetrators, usually alloyed with other metals to help it resist abrasion. In a high-velocity kenetic energy penetrator it has some interesting properties. Penetrating a tank's armor both shaves off small pieces of it at the tip, making the tip more pointed as it penetrates, and produces enough heat to ignite these shavings, potentially starting fires in the target vehicle.
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post Jun 19 2008, 11:16 PM
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The dragons cast a ritual that makes deplete uranium rounds ineffective.

Hah, no, seriously, there was once speculation that criminals could reclaim depleted uranium for its pyrophoric properties, using it to burn through safes and the like.
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post Jun 19 2008, 11:27 PM
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...
I don't know where these people come from. I really don't.
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post Jun 19 2008, 11:32 PM
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Dude, what the fuck is "wolfram"? That sounds like the most awesome metal ever. My google-fu did not uncover sufficient explanations.
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post Jun 19 2008, 11:32 PM
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Wolfram = Tungsten
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post Jun 19 2008, 11:34 PM
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QUOTE (Daier Mune @ Jun 20 2008, 12:54 AM) *
they're right here:



Arsenal, pg.34

ha, so i was right! seldom enough *g*
Wolfram=Tungsten in German ^^
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post Jun 19 2008, 11:47 PM
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By the very nature of it's name is wolfram teh Awesome! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif)
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post Jun 19 2008, 11:55 PM
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Contrary to popular belief enviromento-nut hysteria, depleted Uranium isn't particularly radioactive, not much more than anything else and not dangerously so. That's why it is called depleted. Depleted uranium is toxic because it is a toxic heavy metal (which is exactly the same reason why lead is toxic).

I thought DU was called as such because its no longer fissionable, not because it wasn't as radioactive. It is low enough that short-term exposure isn't going to hurt you, but long-term is less clear.

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Depleted uranium bullets aren't anything special. The metal is used because because it is denser than lead and thus make a heavier projectile. It is little different from tungsten, brass, or steel bullets in principal. It can be used in pistol or rifle bullets. The extra density would provide slightly better penetration of hard objects such as car doors, but the use of depleted uranium does not automatically make a bullet "anti-vehicle" by any means. The extra density also alters the ballistics of the weapon and reduces both accuracy and maximum effective range. The use of depleted uranium tends toward 30mm guns on aircraft and armored vehicles. 30mm depleted uranium is very effective against light armor. It is also used in anti-tank kinetic energy penetrators, usually alloyed with other metals to help it resist abrasion. In a high-velocity kinetic energy penetrator it has some interesting properties. Penetrating a tank's armor both shaves off small pieces of it at the tip, making the tip more pointed as it penetrates, and produces enough heat to ignite these shavings, potentially starting fires in the target vehicle.

Er... standard copper-jacketed 9x19mm rounds go through a car door with no trouble. Even .45ACP hollowpoints can sort of do it.

What other use does a DU bullet have? Other materials work quite well against body armor and flesh isn't dense enough to cause it to tumble or fragment. DU rounds are meant to be used on heavily armored targets so calling them AV rounds makes sense in this context.

Wouldn't reduced range and accuracy in this case be attributed to lower muzzle velocity? If thats the case you can just use a stronger powder in the cartridge.

Those 30mm rounds are quite effective against the rear or top armor of an MBT, but yeah, front armor is pretty much a no-go.


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The dragons cast a ritual that makes deplete uranium rounds ineffective.

Hah, no, seriously, there was once speculation that criminals could reclaim depleted uranium for its pyrophoric properties, using it to burn through safes and the like.


*chuckles*
Seriously? Anyone who could make that argument with a straight face has no idea how easy it is to make thermite.
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post Jun 19 2008, 11:56 PM
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QUOTE (reepneep @ Jun 19 2008, 06:55 PM) *
*chuckles*
Seriously? Anyone who could make that argument with a straight face has no idea how easy it is to make thermite.

Most "Gun Control" supporters say things just like that with a straight face.

Me, I'm fully in support of Gun Control. Shooting straight and reloading quickly, that is. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/devil.gif)
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post Jun 20 2008, 12:58 AM
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QUOTE (hyzmarca @ Jun 19 2008, 07:04 PM) *
Depleted uranium bullets aren't anything special. The metal is used because because it is denser than lead and thus make a heavier projectile. It is little different from tungsten, brass, or steel bullets in principal.

Wrong, for reasons you go on to list in the exact same post:
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In a high-velocity kenetic energy penetrator it has some interesting properties. Penetrating a tank's armor both shaves off small pieces of it at the tip, making the tip more pointed as it penetrates, and produces enough heat to ignite these shavings, potentially starting fires in the target vehicle.

The pyrophoric properties are interesting, but the self-sharpening characteristic is big. Instead of flattening against armor, it stays pointed and keeps on applying very high pressure. That's pretty special, and I don't believe the other candidates for high-velocity penetrators share it.

As mentioned, though, DU+small arms = small arms. There's no point.

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post Jun 20 2008, 01:29 AM
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QUOTE (Backgammon @ Jun 19 2008, 04:20 PM) *
Besides, I imagine DU rounds, being +70 year old, are probably replaced by a better technology.


this.


people seem to forget that it's SEVENTY YEARS in the future, they have AI for cryin' out loud.


EDIT:

BTW, DU is being phased out by the US Army right now, in favor of tungsten. environmental and health issues are the main cause.
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post Jun 20 2008, 01:36 AM
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QUOTE (reepneep @ Jun 19 2008, 07:55 PM) *
I thought DU was called as such because its no longer fissionable, not because it wasn't as radioactive. It is low enough that short-term exposure isn't going to hurt you, but long-term is less clear.


Depleted Uranium is used in radiation shielding. It is slightly radioactive but everything is slightly radioactive. Long-term exposure to it is safer than a few medical x-rays.

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Er... standard copper-jacketed 9x19mm rounds go through a car door with no trouble. Even .45ACP hollowpoints can sort of do it.


I'm talking about a real car door, not one of these poofy fiberglass pieces of crap that pass for car doors now days. I'm talking about steel. Steel poured and shaped by sweaty muscular Midwestern men in tank tops.
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post Jun 20 2008, 01:38 AM
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QUOTE (hyzmarca @ Jun 19 2008, 08:36 PM) *
Depleted Uranium is used in radiation shielding. It is slightly radioactive but everything is slightly radioactive. Long-term exposure to it is safer than a few medical x-rays.

Hell, PEOPLE are radioactive in a small manner!
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QUOTE (hyzmarca @ Jun 19 2008, 06:36 PM) *
Depleted Uranium is used in radiation shielding. It is slightly radioactive but everything is slightly radioactive. Long-term exposure to it is safer than a few medical x-rays.


Unless you get some of it inside you. Then you're hosed. Forever.

The main reason why they swapped is because of the DU dust and the fact that the round still has to go somewhere when it's done killing that other tank. Ground water contamination, the radioactive DU dust from the breech of the cannon for the crew and the impact site, the fact that it's also a toxic metal...and it's not really that much better than the new Tungsten alloy rounds.
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post Jun 20 2008, 02:12 AM
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QUOTE (psychophipps @ Jun 19 2008, 09:10 PM) *
And it's not really that much better than the new Tungsten alloy rounds.

Wolfram, we've agreed it's named Wolfram now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)
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post Jun 20 2008, 02:20 AM
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QUOTE (CanRay @ Jun 19 2008, 10:12 PM) *
Wolfram, we've agreed it's named Wolfram now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)


Would it be wrong of me to create a homunculus of solid tungsten in the shape of a male red deer and name the Ally I summon to inhabit it Wolfram Hart?
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