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QuoteAnd those pics that were posted showing the .50 rounds, those aren't DU, they're SLAP rounds.
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50 bucks, i think the military pays around 6 or 7 bucks a pop for em! Those rounds are great for what they were designed for though, punching holes in light armor the projectile is tungsten in a plastic jacket they travel at 4100+ feet per second IIRC. They do a great job of punching holes in brick too. We were putting holes in 3/4 inch steel with em the other day.History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.
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You are absolutely correct, that is a very common round and the DU rounds for the A-10 are also used very widely, simply because they are the best tool for the job. Would you expect someone to go into an accuracy competition with an old round canopy against modern acc. canopies, no. So why should't the military use the best tool for the job when they are rolling into a country where the majority of the battles are going to be against an armor threat. some modern types of armor can defeat HEAT rounds from tanks so we punch em with DU.
It seems like people think we should just roll in with less effective rounds.History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.
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