On Oct 28, 2008, at 3:01 PM, Ryan Fisk wrote: > In the Mythbusters episode that was mentioned they found that .50 cal > round pretty much disintegrated into nothing when shot into the water. > That .50 cal, based on that data, may not be able to put a hole in > the boat very much below the water line (a few inches at most).
If the ballistics info in "Kaigun" is correct, a shell striking the water at 17 degrees and with a flat head is optimal for underwater penetration. And that's also assuming the IJN wasn't completely nuts with the concept. -- Michael Llaneza [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Gzg-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://vermouth.csua.berkeley.edu:1337/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gzg-l --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ground Zero Games" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gzg-group?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
