I just got to know from a site that Pakistan manufactures DU munitions! :eek (I can't believe I didn't know this)
Searched on the web and got confirmation from a number of sites.
According to what I learned, two calibers of APFSDS DU rounds are manufactured :
1)a 105 mm round for use with the Al-Zarar tank(Upgraded T-59s)
2)A 125 mm round for use with the T-80s,T-85s & Al-Khalids.(The round's name is NAZIA and is manufactured by a Pakistani private defence contractor)
Now if we only had a gun as good as the M1A2's or Leo's :roll .Who knows maybe in the next few years we may also come up a hybrid DU/Ceramic armour for our Al-khalids.(Though it may not be as good as the DU/CHOBHAM combo on the M1s and Challengers but still would be hellishly difficult to penetrate)
Follow up Links:
www.pakdef.info/ideas2002
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1108058.stm
http://baltimorechronicle.com/uranium_dec01.html
http://idex.janes.com
Searched on the web and got confirmation from a number of sites.
According to what I learned, two calibers of APFSDS DU rounds are manufactured :
1)a 105 mm round for use with the Al-Zarar tank(Upgraded T-59s)
2)A 125 mm round for use with the T-80s,T-85s & Al-Khalids.(The round's name is NAZIA and is manufactured by a Pakistani private defence contractor)
Now if we only had a gun as good as the M1A2's or Leo's :roll .Who knows maybe in the next few years we may also come up a hybrid DU/Ceramic armour for our Al-khalids.(Though it may not be as good as the DU/CHOBHAM combo on the M1s and Challengers but still would be hellishly difficult to penetrate)
Follow up Links:
www.pakdef.info/ideas2002
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1108058.stm
http://baltimorechronicle.com/uranium_dec01.html
http://idex.janes.com