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Originally Posted by N0B0DY  "The enigma was finally resolved when it was realized that the clockwise spin was causing the back end of the bullet to move to the right, steering the front end of the bullet to the left, in the opposite direction of the co-axial spin."
Would the above have anything to do with the back end hitting the water first, where the spin would cause the bullet to veer left? Or is it observed that the bullet veers left in the air?
I would find the latter to be very hard to believe. |
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Depending on the direction of the co-axial spin, many different kinds of bullets do veer to correspond with the (rifling) spin imparted on them: in the air. Compensation is made for this by adjustment of the sighting mechanism or optics, since the alteration of the bullet's path is consistent, once the projectile thrower is properly sighted in (for a given range), the impact point is consistent.
(P.S. You're right about the back end of the issued missile striking the water first; with corresponding results... )
Best regards,
- RP