Re: [FT] Railgun Goals

Jeff Lyon wrote:
> 
> At 11:34 AM 11/25/98 -0800, you wrote:
> >I must disagree here, the concept that a 'big' round has better
> >penetration than a 'small' round is not valid.   All of the DS2
>people
> will agree, I am certain.
> 
> A penetrator rod is not a BB.  The rod gives the best of both worlds;
is
> has higher mass than a sphere of the same diameter and a lower
diameter
> than a sphere of the same mass.
> 
> >or: APFSDSDU  (I think I got the letters in the right order.)
> 
> Of which 2 to 4 are of questionable utility in a vacuum.
> 
> :)
> 
> Jeff

Pickey, Pickey, Pickey.

:-)

Bye for now,
John L.