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Re:Dark spot under cockpit of A-10s by digitalengineer on Friday March 07, 2014 @01:57AM (#7358898)
What about the depleted uranium bullits the A-10 uses? I read they are are threat to friendly ground forces when they cross the fields the A-10 fired up on? Targets hit by the A-10 basically become biohazard... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depleted_uranium
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Re:Dark spot under cockpit of A-10s by tim333 on Friday March 07, 2014 @09:13AM (#7360257)
The A-10 can fire lead ammo as well. The uranium stuff is only needed for tank armour.
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Re:Dark spot under cockpit of A-10s by Nrsolis on Friday March 07, 2014 @04:14AM (#7359228)
Ask a soldier or Marine if they'd make that trade. Dead now or dead much much later?
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