pelletbucket@lemm.ee to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 2 months agoever seen how long an artillery shell spends in the air?i.imgur.comimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1imageever seen how long an artillery shell spends in the air?i.imgur.compelletbucket@lemm.ee to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 2 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThat is seriously cool actually, I knew they spent a long time in the air, but it’s a different story to actually see it in action. Amazing video actually.
minus-squarelemming741@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 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-up0·2 months agoIs that factoring in the ballistic arc, or a direct line?
minus-squarelemming741@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoStraight line, I think the arc is 1.41x longer.
That is seriously cool actually, I knew they spent a long time in the air, but it’s a different story to actually see it in action.
Amazing video actually.
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.