mako wrote:True. I wonder if there is any way to properly test either of our theories.
Well, that's what it always comes down to - hard evidence.
Still, my gut instinct is that what is actually quite small as an "explosion" goes isn't going to have a dramatic effect.
Thing is, I'm used to a similar calibre launcher (~20mm, close to 12 bore's ~18.5mm) chucking out huge muzzle blasts (visibly 3 or 4 metres long, and very dense) that don't do much more than throw around loose leaves. These aren't movie explosions where people are easily thrown through windows...
ramses wrote:I also suspect that a sightly asymmetric sabot causing an uneven release would really mess things up badly.
I'm looking at those sabots and wondering how much sophistication there is in them. For some, it looks like the only thing ensuring a clean and even separation is hope.
And I don't know about others, but I am struck by the absence of "Prayer" as a variable on most of the ballistics models I've seen. :tongue5: