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Does the spin-stabilized part have any relevance here? It doesn't have anything to do with the lethality of a falling bullet.
by apt-apt-apt-apt 1y ago
Does the spin-stabilized part have any relevance here? It doesn't have anything to do with the lethality of a falling bullet.
- jandrewrogers 1y agoSpin-stabilized bullets bleed their speed at a far slower rate, greatly increasing average terminal velocity and therefore lethality.
- apt-apt-apt-apt 1y agoYou're right– spin-stabilized bullets would have significantly less drag, thus would travel much higher, and thus come down with way more lethality. Honestly though, unless someone's trying to shoot the drone with a musket, all bullets are going to be stabilized somehow.
- lstodd 1y agoNope. Maybe the idea was that an unstabilized slug will tumble and lose velocity quickly, after which it's just some junk falling from above, mostly harmless.