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At 1000 feet, the drop of a rifle bullet is pretty trivial (a few yards) compared with the size of an airship. Considering how slow they move, I don't think a m
by Merad 9y ago
At 1000 feet, the drop of a rifle bullet is pretty trivial (a few yards) compared with the size of an airship. Considering how slow they move, I don't think a moderately competent rifleman would have much trouble hitting them.
- madengr 9y agoThe higher the angle you shoot, the more energy loss due to gravity. Shooting at 60 degrees is considerably different than 0 degrees, for the same range. That's why AA guns need to be so big, just to get that bullet up there with enough energy left to do some damage.