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8th Apr 2019, 03:46

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Bob Viking

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I’m with RP on this one. Can you substantiate your claim that ricochets are directly related to late firing?

It’s an easy statement to make but I’m not sure it’s one you can prove.

All the ricochets that I’ve heard of were just bad luck. With the Aden cannon in particular you have to get in pretty close to be accurate so it’s just a hazard of the job. I can’t quote ranges for a Vulcan cannon.

BV

Last edited by Bob Viking; 8th Apr 2019 at 05:34.

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