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JackFlash · July 16, 2000, 03:58 PM

This is what I turned up in an initial search of web sites:

FIELD MANUAL
NO. 6-40
MARINE CORPS
WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION
NO. 3-1.6.19

HEADQUARTERS
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
U.S. MARINE CORPS
Washington, DC, 23 April 1996

FM 6-40
Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for
FIELD ARTILLERY MANUAL CANNON GUNNERY

3-2. Transitional Ballistics

Sometimes referred to as intermediate ballistics, this is the study of the transition from interior to exterior ballistics. Transitional
ballistics is a complex science that involves a number of variables that are not fully understood; therefore, it is not an exact
science. What is understood is that when the projectile leaves the muzzle, it receives a slight increase in MV from the escaping
gases. Immediately after that, its MV begins to decrease because of drag.

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July 16, 2000, 03:58 PM	#3
JackFlash Junior member Join Date: July 8, 2000 Posts: 107	This is what I turned up in an initial search of web sites: FIELD MANUAL NO. 6-40 MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION NO. 3-1.6.19 HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY U.S. MARINE CORPS Washington, DC, 23 April 1996 FM 6-40 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for FIELD ARTILLERY MANUAL CANNON GUNNERY 3-2. Transitional Ballistics Sometimes referred to as intermediate ballistics, this is the study of the transition from interior to exterior ballistics. Transitional ballistics is a complex science that involves a number of variables that are not fully understood; therefore, it is not an exact science. What is understood is that when the projectile leaves the muzzle, it receives a slight increase in MV from the escaping gases. Immediately after that, its MV begins to decrease because of drag. [This message has been edited by JackFlash (edited July 16, 2000).]