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  2. Circular error probable - Wikipedia

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    The Spall and Maryak approach applies when the shot data represent a mixture of different projectile characteristics (e.g., shots from multiple munitions types or from multiple locations directed at one target).

  3. Tsiolkovsky rocket equation - Wikipedia

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    A rocket's required mass ratio as a function of effective exhaust velocity ratio. The classical rocket equation, or ideal rocket equation is a mathematical equation that describes the motion of vehicles that follow the basic principle of a rocket: a device that can apply acceleration to itself using thrust by expelling part of its mass with high velocity and can thereby move due to the ...

  4. Caliber - Wikipedia

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    While modern firearms are generally referred to by the name of the cartridge the gun is chambered for, they are still categorized together based on bore diameter. [citation needed] For example, a firearm might be described as a "30 caliber rifle", which could accommodate any of a wide range of cartridges using a roughly 0.30 inches (7.6 mm) projectile; or as a "22 rimfire", referring to any ...

  5. Glossary of video game terms - Wikipedia

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    A measure of the rendering speed of a video game's graphics, typically in frames per second (FPS). frame-perfect An action that must be performed within a single frame for perfect execution. free look 1. To be able to look around the map freely, usually limited by typical mechanics of the game such as the boundaries of the game world. This is ...

  6. Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot - Wikipedia

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    Modern 120 mm tank gun shells. KE penetrators for modern tanks are commonly 2–3 cm (0.787–1.18 in) in diameter, and can approach 80 cm (31.5 in) long. As more structurally efficient penetrator-sabot designs are developed their length tends to increase, in order to defeat even greater line-of-sight armour depth.

  7. 15 cm sIG 33 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II (Sf)

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    The 15-centimetre (5.9 in) sIG 33 gun was used as direct-fire artillery in support of assaulting infantry. To improve its mobility 38 guns were mounted on a Panzerkampfwagen I chassis in February 1940.

  8. Wikipedia:CHECKWIKI/WPC 111 dump - Wikipedia

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    The Wikipedia CHECKWIKI WPC 111 dump page provides information on Wikipedia articles with potential issues detected by the CheckWiki tool.

  9. Space Shuttle Columbia disaster - Wikipedia

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    [17]: 209–210 NASA conducted a fault tree analysis to determine the probable causes of the accident, and focused its investigations on the parts of the orbiter most likely to have been responsible for the in-flight breakup. [17]: 215 Engineers in the hangar analyzed the debris to determine how the orbiter came apart. Even though the crew ...