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  2. External ballistics - Wikipedia

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    Most ballistic tables or software takes for granted that one specific drag function correctly describes the drag and hence the flight characteristics of a bullet related to its ballistics coefficient. Those models do not differentiate between wadcutter, flat-based, spitzer, boat-tail, very-low-drag, etc. bullet types or shapes. They assume one ...

  3. Ballistic coefficient - Wikipedia

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    This drag function was known as the Gavre function and the standard projectile adopted was the Type 1 projectile. Thereafter, the Type 1 standard projectile was renamed by Ballistics Section of Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, USA as G 1 after the Commission d'Experience de Gâvre.

  4. Ballistics - Wikipedia

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    The blue object experiences Stokes' drag, and the green object Newtonian drag. Ballistics is the field of mechanics concerned with the launching, flight behaviour and impact effects of projectiles, especially ranged weapon munitions such as bullets, unguided bombs, rockets or the like; the science or art of designing and accelerating ...

  5. Glossary of firearms terms - Wikipedia

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    BC is a function of mass, diameter, and drag coefficient. Ballistics: a field of mechanics concerned with the launching, flight behavior and impact effects of projectiles. Often broken down into internal ballistics, transitional ballistics, external ballistics and terminal ballistics.

  6. Orbital mechanics - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Orbital mechanics or astrodynamics is the application of ballistics and celestial mechanics to the practical problems concerning the motion of rockets, satellites, and other spacecraft. The motion of these objects is usually calculated from Newton's laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation.

  7. Sabot (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Sabot (firearms) APFSDS long rod penetrator separating from "double-ramp" sabot. [1] Diagram showing the operation of a discarding " spindle -shaped" sabot on an APDS-projectile. A sabot (UK: / sæˈboʊ, ˈsæboʊ /, US: / ˈseɪboʊ /) is a supportive device used in firearm / artillery ammunitions to fit/patch around a projectile, such as a ...

  8. .408 Cheyenne Tactical - Wikipedia

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    The .408 Cheyenne Tactical (designated 408 Chey Tac (10.36×77mm) by the C.I.P.) [3] is a specialized rimless, bottlenecked, centerfire cartridge for military long-range sniper rifles that was developed by Dr. John D. Taylor and machinist William O. Wordman. The round was designed with a possible military need for a cartridge for anti-personnel ...

  9. Magnus effect - Wikipedia

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    The Magnus effect is a phenomenon that occurs when a spinning object is moving through a fluid. A lift force acts on the spinning object and its path may be deflected in a manner not present when it is not spinning. The strength and direction of the Magnus effect is dependent on the speed and direction the of rotation of the object. [1]