Re: DS II: Just to make trouble

Imre A. Szabo wrote:

> A quick comparison...
>
> 14.5x114 (Soviet) generates c 30,215 J.

> 20x102 (M39 for the M61 Vulcan) generates c 53,575 J.
> 20x128 (KAA) generates c 66,150 J.
> 20x139 (HS820) generates c 72,600 J.

...etc.

>This does not take into the effect of explosive warheads, just kinetic
>energy. 

20mm is currently pretty much the smallest possible caliber for an HE
round. Smaller than that, and you can't pack in enough explosives to be
worthwhile - with today's explosives that is; it might be possible to
shave a couple of mm off this in the future :-/

Regards,

Oerjan Ohlson
oerjan.ohlson@telia.com

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