D dbhostler Well-Known Member Joined Sep 12, 2002 Messages 839 Location Illinois Feb 20, 2008 #1 Can any of you mathematiciations out there calculate the MOA shot the Navy made today on the satellite 150 miles above Earth? What about hitting Mars? db
Can any of you mathematiciations out there calculate the MOA shot the Navy made today on the satellite 150 miles above Earth? What about hitting Mars? db
1 115vld Well-Known Member Joined Mar 30, 2008 Messages 280 Location Washington, TX May 19, 2008 #2 What did they shoot it with and I will tell you? Vel? BC?
Buffalobob Well-Known Member Joined Jun 12, 2001 Messages 5,099 Location Potomac River May 19, 2008 #3 They used a spruce 2X4 8 ft long. The satellite's name was Bull and they were trying for a Texas heart shot. So do you really believe the Navy could actually hit a bull in the butt with a 2X4???
They used a spruce 2X4 8 ft long. The satellite's name was Bull and they were trying for a Texas heart shot. So do you really believe the Navy could actually hit a bull in the butt with a 2X4???
getsmart Well-Known Member Joined Jan 2, 2005 Messages 53 Location Western, Montana May 29, 2008 #4 What they did was truly amazing. It is equivalent of shooting a bullet with your bullet and leading it perfectly. It takes more than a mathematician to accomplish that. Again, truly amazing. eric
What they did was truly amazing. It is equivalent of shooting a bullet with your bullet and leading it perfectly. It takes more than a mathematician to accomplish that. Again, truly amazing. eric