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ever seen how long an artillery shell spends in the air? (i.imgur.com)
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[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

US M795 does 22400 meter range at 830 m/s muzzle velocity. That's 27 seconds minimum in the air, longer with drag.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Is that factoring in the ballistic arc, or a direct line?

[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Straight line, I think the arc is 1.41x longer.