
288 Ballistics: Theory and Design of Guns and Ammunition
Problem 36
The Paris gun was built by Germany in the First World War to shell Paris from 75 miles
away. The weapon was a 210 mm diameter bore with the shells pre-engraved to compen-
sate for wear of the tube. During ring of this weapon, all things such as wind effects,
Coriolis, etc., had to be accounted for (they really could have used a good 6-DOF model
and a computer). Write the acceleration vector for this projectile at an instant in its trajec-
tory when the velocity (relative to the ground) is 2500 ft/s and the following conditions
apply (please note that there is “no” rocket motor ...