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Ballistics

Ballistics is the field of mechanics concerned with the launching, flight behaviour and impact effects of projectiles, especially weapon munitions such as bullets, unguided bombs, rockets and the like; the science or art of designing and accelerating projectiles so as to achieve a desired performance.

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Projectile launchers

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History and prehistory

Throwing stickAtlatlHamburgHolmegårdArctic small tool tradition
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PropulsionGunsDesignersRiflesPistols
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Overview

MechanicsFlightProjectilesBulletsUnguided bombs
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Ballistics

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related to References · 55
Ballistics → Altertumskunde, AMCP, Ancient Times, Artillerie, Ballistics Series, Century, Chicago, Chicago Review Press, Chichester, Clarendon, Command, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Dictionaries, Diodor, Engineering Design Handbook, English, Erfindung, Eric William, February, Frankfurter Elektronische Rundschau
related to External links · 11
Ballistics → Association, Ballistics SocietyThe Bullet's Flight, Firearm, Firearms, Franklin Weston Mann, Jeff Bryant, Powder, Target, The Wolfram Demonstrations ProjectForensic, Tool Mark ExaminersBallistic Trajectories, Tool Marks Time LineInternational
related to Astrodynamics · 4
Ballistics → Astrodynamics, It, Newton's, The
see also · 4
Ballistics → ArmourBallistic, Ballistic, BielkowiczPhysics, ThompsonMicroscopes
is a · 3
Ballistics → field of mechanics concerned with the launching, part of the science of ballistics that deals with the behaviour of a non-powered projectile in flight.External ballistics is frequently associated with firearms, study of the behavior and effects of a projectile when it hits its target.Terminal ballistics is relevant both for small caliber projectiles as well as for large caliber project…
related to Bow · 3
Ballistics → Archery, The, When
related to Gun · 3
Ballistics → Alternatively, Taser, The
related to Internal ballistics · 3
Ballistics → In, Internal, The
related to Forensic ballistics · 2
Ballistics → Forensic, Separately
related to Terminal ballistics · 2
Ballistics → Terminal, The

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projectile rockets projectiles flight rocket space ballistic motion use throwing catapult internal external gun arrows artillery weapon bullets trajectory used

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Ballisticsis afield of mechanics concerned with the launching0.90text
Ballisticsis apart of the science of ballistics that deals with the behaviour of a non-powered projectile in flight.External ballistics is frequently associated with firearms0.90text
Ballisticsis astudy of the behavior and effects of a projectile when it hits its target.Terminal ballistics is relevant both for small caliber projectiles as well as for large caliber project…0.90text
bulletsinstance ofespecially weapon munitions0.80text
unguided bombsinstance ofespecially weapon munitions0.80text
rocketsinstance ofespecially weapon munitions0.80text
the likeinstance ofespecially weapon munitions0.80text
a stoneinstance ofThis ability reflects the ability of the human shoulder muscles and tendons to store elasticity until it is needed to propel an object.SlingA sling is a projectile weapon typica…0.80text
clay or leadinstance ofThis ability reflects the ability of the human shoulder muscles and tendons to store elasticity until it is needed to propel an object.SlingA sling is a projectile weapon typica…0.80text
a stoneinstance ofSlingA sling is a projectile weapon typically used to throw a blunt projectile0.80text
clay or leadinstance ofSlingA sling is a projectile weapon typically used to throw a blunt projectile0.80text
Ballisticsrelated to AstrodynamicsAstrodynamics0.60section

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