Firing the Flak 88mm on Mars - ballistics, history and worldbuilding
I calculate ballistic trajectories for the famous WW2 88mm Flak artillery piece on Mars. I also explain atmospheric drag and the Coriolis force. I touch on what projectiles would do on a fictional planet (worldbuilding).
Contents:
00:00 - Introduction
01:13 - Firing artillery
02:27 - Gravity
04:11 - Drag
07:08 - Coriolis force
11:41 - Worldbuilding
14:17 - Summary and tidbits
Sources:
[1] TM E9-369A Manual:
[2] Earth atmospheric density:
[3] Mars atmospheric density:
[4] Map plotting scripts by David Eccles: :Gringer#How_To_Create_a_World_Map
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