now, That's cool... got any pix?
DAKSY wrote:
>
> Hey, Tom...
>
> <> An artillery piece will reach its maximum range when fired at a 45
> degree
> angle. Anything more or less will result in shorter distances.<>
>
> In MOST instances, yes, but while I was a Production Planner at
> Watervliet Arsenal, I was the lead on a High Altitude Research Project
> (HARP) gun. We took two obsolete VietNam Era 175mm Cannons & cut one of
> em in 1/2...The original tube (as we called em) was 413 inches long & we
> threaded the muzzle end with a big ole Acme thread & bored a thread on
> the extension & screwed em together totalling about 620 inches...The
> principle behind the project was to use a propellant to fire a round OUT
> OF THE ATMOSPHERE...The firing angle was closer to 80 degrees...It would
> therefore be unaffected by air friction and the lessened gravity would
> allow the round to re-enter the atmosphere and impact a target more than
> twice as far away as a conventional 175mm, which shot a 30+ pound round
> about 18 miles...
>
> We now return to the "China Syndrome" on WDML...
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