> Those Warthogs are really cool planes. Incredibly durable
> and tough. I saw a program on the planes in the gulf, some of them
brought the
> pilots back safe and sound and didn't even look like they could roll down
> a runway let alone fly home and land safely.
> And don't they use depleted uranium rounds in that
> nose-mounted cannon? I think because the rounds are so dense they can
penetrate the
> tank armour correct?
Yes they are. The 30mm cannon actually slows the plane down when fired. Yup
depleted uranium.. Yes very dense and high velocity/volume.
Greg
95 DSCC v6 5spd
Rahway NJ
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