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Originally Posted by Harri Pihl
Well, even in the German wartime calculations the muzzle velocity appears to be noticeable factor. See the report claimed by George Hopp:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showpo...3&postcount=62
It might also be one of the main reasons for poor results reported by Huhanantti on canon armed Fokker FR-76 (published in "Tarunhohtoiset Talvisodan Fokkerit" by Karhunen) |
After reading the George Hoppe post you cited carefully, I conclude that Hoppe implies that muzzle velocity (mv) is a factor in a gun's power or effectiveness, but he does not state or opine its degree of influence, so a conclusion about mv cannot be made from his posting.
I'm not disagreeing with you that mv is important in a gun's effectiveness--in fact I was surprised also that Williams/Gustin seemed to dismiss mv as a factor in gun power--just that Hoppe doesn't make clear how much influence mv has. The thread that Hoppe posted to appears interesting and relevant to this subthread and I'll read it soon later when I have time (it comprises about 62 posts).
Thanks,
Kenneth