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Thanks this is eactly what I was looking for.

Your point about the extremes having the minimum vertical velocity, is central to my argument. However, the tennant of my friend's argument is that by reference to a distance point on land, using a telescope fixed to the ship, the accuracy of the timing when you fire is not a problem, therefore...

Hi, Recently, a friend and I were watching a 2nd world war film where a battleship was shelling land based fortifications. The discussion arose on how the ship (which was moving up and down due to the waves in the sea) could accurately target the fortifications. I remember being told that...