I was trying out the Mass Driver design in FF&S and I believe I found
an error in the Direct Fire range computation.
On page 110 second paragraph under Direct Fire Range it state:
"...direct fire range in meters...is equal to the sum of the bore
diameter (in centimeter) and the muzzle velocity (in meters per
second) all multiplied by 0.015."
For my design I used have a muzzle velocity of 4000m/s and a bore size
of 4cm. Per the given equation my short range is equal to:
(4+4000)*0.015=60.06 meters
hmmmm....quite a "short" range.
Can Loren, Dave, or any other enlightened ones provide any suggestions?
- -Ed Fok