Re: SG2, a little help with some weapon statistics
From: Nyrath the nearly wise <nyrath@c...>
Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 15:49:18 -0400
Subject: Re: SG2, a little help with some weapon statistics
John Leary wrote:
> A gyrojet can be considered 'caseless' because it does not have a
> 'shell caseing' or 'cartridge case' that contains the propellent.
You got a point there, judge.
> I must also point out that if the projectile is 'unrotated', the
> weapons ability to hit the broad side of a barn at short range
> is in doubt.
Yes, I ment that there is a difference between rotating
a projectile conventionally via rifling in the barrel
and rotating the projectile with "gyroscopic jets"