In ballistics, the elevation is the angle between the horizontal plane and the axial direction of the barrel of a gun, mortar or heavy artillery. Originally...

certain coordinate systems Double Fourier sphere method Elevation (ballistics) – Angle in ballistics Euler angles – Description of the orientation of a rigid...

Elevation may also refer to: Elevation (ballistics), the angle between a weapon barrel and the horizontal plane Elevation (astronomy), one component of...

External ballistics or exterior ballistics is the part of ballistics that deals with the behavior of a projectile in flight. The projectile may be powered...

Cant (road/rail), the difference in elevation between two edges of a road or railway track Elevation (ballistics) § Superelevation, the correction for...

Harrison required during his record shot. The external ballistics software program by JBM Ballistics predicts that the bullets of British high pressure ...

Windage is a term used in aerodynamics, firearms ballistics, and automobiles that mainly relates to the effects of air (e.g., wind) on an object of interest...

500-grain (32 g) bullet. The heavier bullet produced significantly superior ballistics and could reach ranges of 3,350 yd (3,060 m), which were beyond the maximum...

Ordnance Corps and later the U.S. Army Materiel Command that specialized in ballistics as well as vulnerability and lethality analysis. Situated at Aberdeen...

included, elevation 0° 155 mm High Explosive at 10 m Angle: Azimuth 360°; elevation: 0–90° "STANAG Ballistic Standards". CRAIG International Ballistics. Archived...

The Barrett Optical Ranging System (BORS) was an integrated ballistics computer manufactured by Barrett Firearms that aids snipers and long-range marksmen...

thrown directly upward or downward. The study of such motions is called ballistics, and such a trajectory is described as ballistic. The only force of mathematical...

field-artillery computer. M19: A ballistics computer for M60A2 tanks. M21: A ballistics computer for M60A3 tanks. M23: A mortar ballistics computer. M26: A fire-control...

range estimation and bullet drop and drift compensation (see external ballistics). The top center "chevron" (^) is used as the main aiming mark. The horizontal...

mathematics to the investigation of the paths of cannonballs, known as ballistics, in his Nova Scientia (A New Science, 1537); his work was later partially...

concept is used in navigation, astronomy, engineering, mapping, mining, and ballistics. The word azimuth is used in all European languages today. It originates...

resistance (drag and aerodynamics). This is the focus of the discipline of ballistics. One of the remarkable achievements of Newtonian mechanics was the derivation...

assassination on a dummy that had been specifically designed for ballistics tests, recreating the elevation, wind speed and distance at a California shooting range...

traverse and elevation should the power fail. The internal ballistics of the FH70 howitzer meet the requirements of the Quadrilateral Ballistics Memorandum...

that are marked with specific distances. The machinegun's projectile ballistics are zeroed to match these specific distances so that users can quickly...

basically[clarification needed] all 155 mm projectiles compatible with the Joint Ballistics Memorandum of Understanding (JBMOU) of NATO. The range is up to 40 kilometres...

his book New Principles of Gunnery, which revolutionized the science of ballistics, as it provided the first way to accurately measure the velocity of a...

control arrangements to enable concentration of fire. The physical laws of ballistics means that guns firing larger and heavier projectile can send them farther...

point-blank range is principally a function of a cartridge's external ballistics and target size: high-velocity rounds have long point-blank ranges, while...

19 J (5.30 ft⋅lb) delivered by the 7.62×39mm in the AKM. Early 5.45×39mm ballistics tests demonstrated a pronounced tumbling effect with high speed cameras...

to compete with the Flak 41, a barrel had been produced to prove the ballistics and design. This barrel design was developed, via an intermediate design...

howitzer is fitted with a new 2A79 152 mm/L60 ordnance that has improved ballistics. It can fire ammunition with more propellant charges and with a higher...

developed a scope sight with corresponding color coding on its elevation turret to match the ballistics of the different cartridges. The stock is available in...

improves external ballistics by streamlining the bullet, allowing it to cut through the air more easily, and improves terminal ballistics by allowing the...

The ML-20 was eventually replaced by the D-20 152 mm gun with identical ballistics, which entered production in 1956. Smaller production rates toward the...