pelletbucket to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 5 months agoever seen how long an artillery shell spends in the air?i.imgur.comimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down11
arrow-up1136arrow-down1imageever seen how long an artillery shell spends in the air?i.imgur.compelletbucket to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 5 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squarelemming741@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoUS M795 does 22400 meter range at 830 m/s muzzle velocity. That’s 27 seconds minimum in the air, longer with drag.
minus-squareIlovethebomblinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoIs that factoring in the ballistic arc, or a direct line?
minus-squarelemming741@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoStraight line, I think the arc is 1.41x longer.
US M795 does 22400 meter range at 830 m/s muzzle velocity. That’s 27 seconds minimum in the air, longer with drag.
Is that factoring in the ballistic arc, or a direct line?
Straight line, I think the arc is 1.41x longer.