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Ballistics
Short course
In Bedfordshire ()
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Description
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Type
Short course
The course covers propellants, internal ballistics, barrel wear, intermediate ballistics, external ballistics and hit probabilities, terminal ballistics including armour materials, armour design and body armour and ammunition types including cannon ammunition, fragmenting warheads, smart ammunition and guided weapons.
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Course programme
What you will learn The aim of the course is to give participants an introductory level working knowledge of the fundamental principles and techniques involved in gun and rocket ballistics.
Core content The teaching includes the following topics:
Core content The teaching includes the following topics:
- Internal, Intermediate, External and Terminal Ballistics
- Propellants and Rocket Propulsion
- Armour Materials and Attack of Armour
- Dispersion of Fire
- Gun Barrel Wear and Erosion
- Light Weapons
- Direct and Indirect Fire Systems
- Wound Ballistics
- Gun Design
- Fuzes
- Fragmentation and explosives.
Ballistics
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