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Graduate Momentum vs. KE - which determines projectile penetration?
An old topic but I thought I'd add to it abit. First of all comes the question: What determines how hard a projectile hits its' target? The answer is Kinetic Energy (KE), and just like drag, KE increases with the square of the speed; i.e. an object doubling its speed has four times as...- Proeliator
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