The ballistics of seventeenth century musket balls

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorMiller, David P.
dc.contributor.authorAllsop, Derek
dc.contributor.authorCarr, Debra J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-08T12:49:41Z
dc.date.available2020-01-08T12:49:41Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-14
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates the firing of seventeenth Century musket balls. Prior to this research, the main concerns with making range predictions were associated with the deformed shape of the musket balls affecting their drag coefficient and therefore their distance to ground impact. However, the distance due to bounce and roll after initial impact has been unknown. In this work, the distance travelled after the first ground impact greatly exceeded expectations, with the musket balls approximately doubling the distance to their final resting positions. From these findings the initial factors thought to have had high relevance to the final resting position of the musket ball (velocity variation and drag co-efficient) become less significant and factors such as ground hardness become more prominent. The knowledge gained during this investigation will allow more accurate information to be obtained on the firing positions of opposing forces during conflicts in the English Civil War.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationMiller DP, Allsop D, Carr DJ. (2019) The ballistics of seventeenth century musket balls. Journal of Conflict Archaeology, Volume 14, Issue 1, 2019, pp. 25-36en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1574-0773
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/15740773.2019.1634914
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/14894
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherBrill Academic Publishersen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectBlack powderen_UK
dc.subjectWaden_UK
dc.subjectPressureen_UK
dc.subjectAccuracyen_UK
dc.subjectRangeen_UK
dc.titleThe ballistics of seventeenth century musket ballsen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Ballistics_of_seventeenth_century_musket_balls-2019.pdf
Size:
512.87 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.63 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

Staff publications (CDS)