3 ms·
You’re grossly oversimplifying. Naval firing calculations include factors like the temperature of both the air and the barrel and minor variations in powder qua
by TylerE 4y ago
You’re grossly oversimplifying. Naval firing calculations include factors like the temperature of both the air and the barrel and minor variations in powder quality - and then of course both the thing you’re trying to hit AND the gun itself are both moving in 3 dimensions.
Even WWII mechanical fire computers took 30-40 variables as input
- sbaiddn 4y agoBut those factors are physically present in small bullets too, except they're ignored because other forces dominate.