(A) The Effect of Long Mortars
K.L. Kossanke, B.J. Kosanke and A.L. Bauer
(B) The Effect of Capsule-Shaped Shells
K.L. Kossanke, B.J. Kosanke and E.R. Mutascio
ABSTRACT: Aerial shell drift is defined as the difference between the ballistically predicted trajectory of a shell and its actual trajectory. It had been speculated that longer length mortars and capsule- shaped shells might experience significantly different drift than normal length mortars and spherical shells. It was found that while longer mortars propelled 6-inch (155 mm) aerial shells to greater heights, the average shell drift was unaffected. Further it was found that 6- inch (155 mm) capsule-shaped shells probably drifted slightly more than spherical shells.
Keywords: aerial shell drift, mortar length, shell shape.
Ref: JPyro, Issue 3, 1996, pp30-34
(J3_30)
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