Comment on Inspirational

• Cawifre@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  That might have something to do with this being a chart for powered missiles.

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  • KoboldCoterie@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    However, the comment was talking about arrows…

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    • HowAbt2day@futurology.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

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    • ulterno@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Go with a fantasy arrow made of light, for the last one.

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  • FishFace@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

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    • Cawifre@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • FishFace@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        If you want to know more, look up Multiple Round Simultaneous Impact

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• Tja@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I see a significant drop…

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  • KoboldCoterie@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Are we looking at the same image? DO I NEED TO GET A RULER?

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