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Ukraine finds uranium in six more Russian drones. Their radiation readings ran up to 80 times background (euromaidanpress.com)

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[–] felixthecat@fedia.io 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

The drone is a kamikaze drone. It delivers the warhead and destroys itself.

The uranium is armor piercing. That's why they use it.

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[–] Womble@piefed.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

As I said, drones arent projectiles in that sense.

A uranium (or tungsten, or even jacketed lead) dart hitting a target straight on with a sharp point while going multiple times the speed of sound is armour penetrating. Just putting a heavy metal in a subsonic aircraft carrying high explosive does nothing to help it penetrate armour and likely would impede it.

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[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago*

The R-60M missile uses a continuous rod warhead -- the DU is apparently included for "enhanced fragmentation".

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