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Ballistics, 2nd Edition
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Ballistics, 2nd Edition

by Donald E. Carlucci, Sidney S. Jacobson
August 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
608 pages
21h 36m
English
CRC Press
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11
Lateral Throwoff
Earlier in the text, we stated that projectiles rarely leave the tube with their velocity vec-
tors aligned with the geometric axis of the gun tube. This chapter and Chapter 12 describe
this behavior. The result of this behavior is weapon inaccuracy and it must be well under-
stood by the practicing ballistician because, although it is not practical to completely elimi-
nate the behavior, we would like to reduce it to acceptable levels. The rst component of
this behavior is known as lateral throwoff. It is a dynamic response of the projectile to
either a static or a dynamic imbalance and will now be described in detail.
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