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Old 10th October 2015 | 03:33
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RatherBeFlying
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Static test next to useless

There's an energy difference of a few mach between encountering warhead fragments with zero relative motion between the sample aircraft and warhead.

Atmospheric density at ground level will yield a smaller kill radius than at FL370.

A pressurised fuselage at M.8 will tend to tear itself apart when structurally damaged while an unpressurised fuselage at rest will just sit there.
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