The article discusses the top 10 most lethal types of ammunition in the world.
10. Dragon's Breath ammunition, which produces a pyrotechnic effect and contains metal pellets that can cause significant damage.
9. Expanding bullets, which have a hollow tip that causes them to spread upon impact, resulting in severe damage.
8. Rail projectiles, which use electromagnetic fields to launch metal projectiles at incredibly high speeds, making them capable of penetrating any material.
7. .577 Tyrannosaur ammunition, designed for hunting large and aggressive animals in Africa, with a 14.9mm diameter and a 49-gram projectile.
6. .50 BMG (Browning Machine Gun) ammunition, which has a hardened steel core and is filled with incendiary material, making it capable of penetrating armor.
5. Depleted uranium ammunition, designed to destroy armored vehicles or fortifications, with a heavy weight that makes it highly lethal.
4. A simple shotgun cartridge that produces a blinding flash of light and a powerful sound, capable of causing deafness.
3. .950 JDJ ammunition, which has a diameter of 24.13mm and produces a recoil power ten times greater than a .30-06 caliber rifle.
2. Punt gun ammunition, used in the largest shotgun in history, with a diameter of 50.1mm and capable of shooting down up to 90 birds with a single shot.
1. Rip (Radically Invasive Projectile) ammunition, designed to fracture into smaller pieces upon impact, with a copper projectile that breaks into nine different penetrating projectiles, making it highly lethal.
These types of ammunition are highly destructive and, in some cases, banned or restricted due to their potential for harm.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Ammunition and projectiles have been around since the 10th century.
2. The Dragon's Breath ammunition is a type of shotgun cartridge with a pyrotechnic base made of zirconium.
3. Dragon's Breath ammunition can produce a flash of light and reach temperatures of over 3000 degrees Celsius.
4. Expanding bullets are a type of ammunition that are strictly prohibited in most countries.
5. Expanding bullets have a hollow tip that causes them to spread when fired, causing significant damage.
6. Rail projectiles are used in electromagnetic rail guns and are considered safer and more powerful than traditional ammunition.
7. The US Navy has developed an electromagnetic rail gun that can fire projectiles at speeds of up to 3 kilometers per second.
8. The 577 Tyrannosaur ammunition was developed in 1993 for use by professional hunters in Zimbabwe.
9. The 577 Tyrannosaur ammunition has a 14.9mm diameter and a 49-gram projectile.
10. Point 50 BMG ammunition is an anti-armor incendiary ammunition with a hardened steel core and incendiary material.
11. Point 50 BMG ammunition can pierce armor up to 2.2 centimeters thick.
12. Depleted uranium ammunition is designed to destroy armored vehicles or fortifications.
13. The US has used depleted uranium ammunition in various conflicts, including in Yugoslavia, Iraq, and Libya.
14. Depleted uranium ammunition can contaminate areas with radiation.
15. The Punto 950 JDJ ammunition is a type of ammunition with a diameter of 24 points 13 millimeters.
16. The Punto 950 JDJ ammunition has a recoil power 10 times greater than the 30-06 caliber.
17. The Punto 950 JDJ ammunition is classified as a destructive device under US law.
18. The Pont ammunition is a type of shotgun ammunition used in the 19th and 20th centuries by wild hunters.
19. The Pont ammunition can load up to 500 grams of shotgun pellets.
20. The RIP ammunition is a type of ammunition designed to fracture into smaller pieces upon impact.
21. The RIP ammunition was originally developed in the 1960s for use by air policing officers.
22. The RIP ammunition is designed to deliver devastating energy at a target without penetrating too far into the skin of a commercial airliner.