InTheBlack
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These are from the new revision (2003) of FM 3-22.9, Rifle Marksmanship:
Apparently we are using rocket-assisted projectiles in the M16:
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(2) Muzzle Velocity. Muzzle velocity is the speed of a bullet as it leaves the barrel, measured in feet per second. Muzzle velocity diminishes as the bullet gets farther away. The bullet reaches its maximum velocity 76 feet from the end of the rifle and slows down from there until it reaches the target.
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And this just makes no sense whatsoever; maybe an example of firing up at the roof of a skyscraper got dropped from the final text:
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(b) The complicating factor in shooting uphill or downhill is that the wind will affect the shot over the entire slant range. The shooter should aim at the target as if it were 25 yards away and correct for wind as if it were 400 yards away. The correct method for shooting uphill or downhill is to adjust elevation based on the horizontal range, and correct for wind deflection based on the slanted range.
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Apparently we are using rocket-assisted projectiles in the M16:
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(2) Muzzle Velocity. Muzzle velocity is the speed of a bullet as it leaves the barrel, measured in feet per second. Muzzle velocity diminishes as the bullet gets farther away. The bullet reaches its maximum velocity 76 feet from the end of the rifle and slows down from there until it reaches the target.
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And this just makes no sense whatsoever; maybe an example of firing up at the roof of a skyscraper got dropped from the final text:
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(b) The complicating factor in shooting uphill or downhill is that the wind will affect the shot over the entire slant range. The shooter should aim at the target as if it were 25 yards away and correct for wind as if it were 400 yards away. The correct method for shooting uphill or downhill is to adjust elevation based on the horizontal range, and correct for wind deflection based on the slanted range.
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