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  2. Fitts's law - Wikipedia

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    The law predicts that the time required to rapidly move to a target area is a function of the ratio between the distance to the target and the width of the target. [1] Fitts's law is used to model the act of pointing , either by physically touching an object with a hand or finger, or virtually, by pointing to an object on a computer monitor ...

  3. Rifleman's rule - Wikipedia

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    1. Determine the slant range to the target. Assume that a range finder is available that determines that the target is exactly 300 meters distance. 2. Determine the elevation angle of the target. Assume that an angle measurement tool is used that measures the target to be at an angle of with respect to horizontal. 3.

  4. Mean free path - Wikipedia

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    whose solution is known as Beer–Lambert law and has the form = /, where x is the distance traveled by the beam through the target, and I 0 is the beam intensity before it entered the target; ℓ is called the mean free path because it equals the mean distance traveled by a beam particle before being stopped.

  5. Shot grouping - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] On the other hand, the grouping displacement (the distance between the calculated group center and the intended point of aim) is a measure of accuracy. Tightness of shot groupings are calculated by measuring the maximum distance between any two bullet holes on the target (center-to-center) in length measurements such as millimeters or ...

  6. Circular error probable - Wikipedia

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    The relation between and are given by the following table, where the values for DRMS and 2DRMS (twice the distance root mean square) are specific to the Rayleigh distribution and are found numerically, while the CEP, R95 (95% radius) and R99.7 (99.7% radius) values are defined based on the 68–95–99.7 rule

  7. Stadiametric rangefinding - Wikipedia

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    This means that, for a triangle with a given angle, the ratio of opposite side length to adjacent side length (tangent [broken anchor]) is constant. By using a reticle with marks of a known angular spacing, the principle of similar triangles can be used to find either the distance to objects of known size or the size of objects at a known ...

  8. External ballistics - Wikipedia

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    Firstly, estimating the distance to the target is critical at longer ranges, because the difference in the point of impact between 400 and 500 yd (460 m) is 25–32 in (depending on zero), in other words if the shooter estimates that the target is 400 yd away when it is in fact 500 yd away the shot will impact 25–32 in (635–813 mm) below ...

  9. Mathematical discussion of rangekeeping - Wikipedia

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    Early in World War II, target range and bearing measurements were taken over a period of time and plotted manually on a chart. [14] The speed and course of the target could be computed using the distance the target traveled over an interval of time. During the latter part of World War II, the speed of the target could be measured using radar data.