Didn’t the A-10 famously have depleted uranium tipped rounds to help with armor penetration? I mean fuck Russia, but this doesn’t really seem remarkable.
this post was submitted on 22 May 2026
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Yeah. The article is clickbait.
Most armor penetrating munitions use depleted uranium for its ability to self sharpen as it plows through metal armor and because it is flammable on impact. We refer to these as, “behind the target effects”.
The splintering and incendiary effects inside vehicles and as additional anti-material destruction on soft targets are why it’s used.
It makes for a poor radiation dirty bomb, and is only a mild radiation risk.