A simple estimate of the minimum target obliquity required for the ricochet of a high speed long rod projectile
- 14 November 1979
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
- Vol. 12 (11) , 1825-1829
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/12/11/011
Abstract
A simple model for the minimum obliquity required to induce ricochet of a high speed long rod projectile from a thick target plate is suggested.Keywords
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