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- From: pt@geovision.gvc.com (Paul Tomblin)
- Subject: Re: Best piece of Artillery you ever saw
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- Organization: Not officially GeoVision Systems Inc., Ottawa, Ontario
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 14:50:40 GMT
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- From pt@geovision.gvc.com (Paul Tomblin)
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- Rusty <rteasdal@polyslo.csc.calpoly.edu> writes:
- >a northerly direction, and asked where it was aimed. A big sergeant major
- Don't believe everything sargeant majors tell you, or you'll get in all
- sorts of trouble.
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- >claimed maximum range. And, I might add, I paced off the barrel length on
- >the ground, did some trig, and concluded that the elevation was a few
- >degrees less than the ballistically optimum 45 degrees...
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- It's my understanding that 45 degrees is _not_ the optimum elevation for
- long range arty, they shoot higher (like 55 degrees or something) to go for
- higher elevations where the wind resistance is lower.
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- Maybe that's a sargeant major's story, however. Any gunners out there care
- to comment?
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- Paul Tomblin, pt@geovision.gvc.com
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