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BALLISTICS
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• Ballistics is a field in mechanics that deals with the study of the launching, flight behavior andeffect
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s of the projectile on the target.
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• It is also deals with the design in the projectile and its acceleration in order to achieve thedesire
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d performance.
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• Earliest known projectiles were arrows, stones or splints that may or may not have been
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propelled by a bow or a catapult.
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,• . Ballistics is divided into three types:
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• Internal ballistics- deals with the launching of the projectile, that is, upon ignition or expansion
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of compressed air until the projectile reaches the muzzle.
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it deals with the flight behavior of the projectile that is, the effects of air,wind or any other mediu
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m through which the projectile travels after its launching.
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it deals with the effects of the projectile upon impact on its target(includingintermediary targets).
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BALLISTICS
, BALLISTICS
• Ballistics is a field in mechanics that deals with the study of the launching, flight behavior andeffect
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s of the projectile on the target.
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• It is also deals with the design in the projectile and its acceleration in order to achieve thedesire
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d performance.
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• Earliest known projectiles were arrows, stones or splints that may or may not have been
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propelled by a bow or a catapult.
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,• . Ballistics is divided into three types:
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• Internal ballistics- deals with the launching of the projectile, that is, upon ignition or expansion
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of compressed air until the projectile reaches the muzzle.
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• External ballistics- f
it deals with the flight behavior of the projectile that is, the effects of air,wind or any other mediu
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m through which the projectile travels after its launching.
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• Terminal ballistics- f
it deals with the effects of the projectile upon impact on its target(includingintermediary targets).
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