| From: | IronRaven cyberraven@********.net |
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| Subject: | Questions of great importance (Steve, Jon, RA:S people |
| Date: | Thu, 02 Sep 1999 15:26:42 -0400 |
>we are talking realy big rounds like in the 50mm - 125
No, I believe we are talking .50 caliber/12.7mm machineguns here.
The arguement that you can kill someone by pulping thier head with the bow
wave of a 12.7mm MG just doesn't jive with physics. That is a result of
the air in front of the bullet getting out of it's way, and air just
doesn't build up/retain (not sure whow to describe it) that kind of force
int he time we are talking about (a few thousands of a second). IF tehre
was that much energy involved, you probably wouldn't need tracer ammo
becuase you could follow the pockets of ignition by eye, but you also be
throwing a few tons of recoil backwards, and having fired Barretts and
McMillian .50 caliber rifles, I KNOW that isn't the case becuase my
shoulder is still place.
At maybe a few feet, the muzzle gases have that much force, but within a
couple meters, it won't be anything more than a harsh wind I'm willing to bet.
Kevin Dole, aka CyberRaven, aka IronRaven, aka Steel Tengu
http://members.xoom.com/iron_raven/
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Dismemberment."
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