• HowAbt2day@futurology.today
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        21 days ago

        I’m over here with some popcorn as nerds debate the project motion of a hypersonic missile named “arrow” and shit.

    • FishFace@piefed.social
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      20 days ago

      The diagram is about normal unpowered shells. They use different amounts of propellant to achieve different projectile speeds

      • Cawifre@lemmy.world
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        19 days ago

        Y’know, I think you’re right. That gray bit looks like the tank barrel. I mistook that as part of the projectile path, and I misinterpreted the overall design as a missile battery.