Tungsten alloy bullets
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tungsten alloy bulletsis required by US Army
under W15QKN-06-T-0745,FedBizOpps notice Date: 2005-10-20 .
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what is tungsten
3.ST bullets
4.Does sg's 40mm ABMS also come with tungsten? -
Very expensive, even my boss says this much can buy you 1/4 of a proton saga.
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Tungsten heavy alloys are usually used as kinetic energy penetrators in tank rounds. I am not sure about the use of tungsten in small arms ammo though.
I suspect it is possible that Singapore may have a small stockpile of DU tank rounds for the alleged MBTs for use in war. Tungsten is a very dense metal but depleted uranium is denser and thus better for armour penetration. I think the 75 mm APFSDS round used by the SM1 uses a tungsten alloy penetrator.
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They have to use tungsten or else it'll just go "PIAK!!"
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this image confirm my memory that 40 mm grenade is filled
with tungsten.photo from ZAOBAO.
40 mm Grenade explodes only to front. -
Use depleted uranium slugs lah
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Originally posted by tankee1981:
yup. correct. APFSDS = Armour Piercing Fin-Stablising dunno wat..
Tungsten heavy alloys are usually used as kinetic energy penetrators in tank rounds. I am not sure about the use of tungsten in small arms ammo though.
I suspect it is possible that Singapore may have a small stockpile of DU tank rounds for the alleged MBTs for use in war. Tungsten is a very dense metal but depleted uranium is denser and thus better for armour penetration. I think the 75 mm APFSDS round used by the SM1 uses a tungsten alloy penetrator. 
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APFSDS, Armor Piercing Fin Stablising Discarded Sabot.
A sabot round is fired, as it seperates from its casing mid flight. Kinetic energy weapon. -
chio man...
anyway, ours is the APFSDS-T rite? with tracer? -
after it penetrated the tank, its more chio...Originally posted by saline:
chio man... -
After it penetrates the tank... lets see... long rod penetrator composed of tungsten or DU, at velocity of high mach2 or almost mach 3.
Leaves behind an area of vacuum as projectile travels too fast for air to fill up.
Upon contact with armor, it penetrates and projectile is becomes super heated due to friction. Superheated projectile penetrates armor and breaks down inside, followed by explosive rush of air into the hull, igniting the air inside. Temperatures become high enuff to cook off most stored ammunition and tada, you have a catastrophic failure, entire turret is blown off. -
Tungsten Alloy? I thought its Tungsten Carbide rounds, something the US Military calls Green Tip Ammo. Anyway, just a little nugget of info, about the DU rounds, there are quite a few former servicemen in the US who have sued the US Military for using those rounds as they expose them to radiation, causing cancer,birth defects etc..
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confirmed tungsten spheres used in 40MM AIR BURSTING AMMUNITION SYSTEM [ABMS]The 40ABMS is six times more effective than conventional systems which fire 40mm high explosive rounds. ..
The 40ABMS allows users to pre-select firing data for different operational scenarios such as targets in alleys, behind windows, low walls or rooftops.
When the air-burst mode is selected, the rounds can also be programmed to fire a single round, multiple bursts at the same point, or a "string-of-pearls": multi-round-burst at set intervals.
It also enables the engagement of targets without premature detonation, unlike conventional rounds, where detonation may occur upon contact with foliage. The innovative use of dense preformed tungsten spheres improves lethality against body armour.
Very effective become a vision killers,destroying sight in armoured
vehicle.
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vision killers?
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i know a good way of killing tank vision!! Covering the sights with a wet rice sack!
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No tracer, just APFSDS. Having tracer ammo may not be a good idea especially in armoured warfare because almost all enemy tanks have Night vision or IR sights which can identify your firing position after you have fired.Originally posted by saline:
chio man...
anyway, ours is the APFSDS-T rite? with tracer? -
or poke the eye of the guy manning it.Originally posted by Shotgun:i know a good way of killing tank vision!! Covering the sights with a wet rice sack! -
well, for the 25mm, it is APFSDS-T and HEI-T.Originally posted by tankee1981:No tracer, just APFSDS. Having tracer ammo may not be a good idea especially in armoured warfare because almost all enemy tanks have Night vision or IR sights which can identify your firing position after you have fired. -
I think with night vision or IR sights, tanks can see other tanks regardless they shoot tracers or not. For the higher caliber main rounds, they don't even make them tracers on purpose I think. U can see tank main round streaks regardless of use of tracers. Except if they use HEAT rounds i think.
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For the 25mm its slightly different. This is because these types of ammo is fired in bursts, without tracers it will be hard to identify where the rounds are landing much like in the case of GPMG.Originally posted by saline:well, for the 25mm, it is APFSDS-T and HEI-T.
For 75mm tank rounds fired from SM1, if a hit is scored with the APFSDS and HE there will be explosions therefore there is no need for tracers. -
the 25mm rounds go boom and have quite a large amount of dust thrown up. isn't that enough to identify where the rounds land?
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With tracer -T it is easy to engage target in a shorter time
Just swing your shower of rounds to the target
I did that when I fired the MG without even using the aiming sight
Fire and swing the shower of rounds to the target
Didn't waste my time with the aiming sight
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Hmm? I tot in some APFSDS designs there is a tracer at the base of the dart so that the gunner can see where the round flies... it is not a needed, but useful function I guess...