Talk:Molniya R-60

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The article describes the missile as being fitted with proximity fuses. As I understand it, most air-to-air missiles are designed to detonate within close range of an enemy aircraft, rather than hitting it directly. The article also describes later versions of the missile being weighted with depleted uranium in order to improve penetration (the provided source is down, but there is an admittedly crappy source here, from Newsmax). Are later versions designed to strike the enemy aircraft, and if this is not the case, what function does the depleted uranium serve? Is it just used as shrapnel? -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 01:19, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

No, the DU is only to increase penetrative power of the shrapnel. --Mikoyan21 (talk) 09:47, 20 March 2008 (UTC)