pelletbucket@lemm.ee to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 3 months agoever seen how long an artillery shell spends in the air?i.imgur.comimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageever seen how long an artillery shell spends in the air?i.imgur.compelletbucket@lemm.ee to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 3 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squarelemming741@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 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-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoIs that factoring in the ballistic arc, or a direct line?
minus-squarelemming741@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 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.