Sunray
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150 yards isn't far enough for the sound to out pace the bullet.
"...so you hear a ballistic crack..." When a bullet moves through the air, it pushes that air out of the way a literally creates a vacuum behind it. The sound of the air going back where it was. It's a sonic boom. When you hear it, the bullet is usually right overhead or very close by.
"...in rifle range pits..." CF required wearing helmets. Bullets bounce back at the guys in the butts. One of 'em missed one of my guys by a couple feet.
An RPG and other rockets make two sounds. The first is the rocket engine breaking the sound barrier. The second is the war head exploding. It's a sort of Bang, Crump sound depending on where you are in relation to it.
"...a "full appreciation" of just how much stuff is..." Not that you really want to know. snicker.
"...so you hear a ballistic crack..." When a bullet moves through the air, it pushes that air out of the way a literally creates a vacuum behind it. The sound of the air going back where it was. It's a sonic boom. When you hear it, the bullet is usually right overhead or very close by.
"...in rifle range pits..." CF required wearing helmets. Bullets bounce back at the guys in the butts. One of 'em missed one of my guys by a couple feet.
An RPG and other rockets make two sounds. The first is the rocket engine breaking the sound barrier. The second is the war head exploding. It's a sort of Bang, Crump sound depending on where you are in relation to it.
"...a "full appreciation" of just how much stuff is..." Not that you really want to know. snicker.