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2,4,6-TNP
April 3rd, 2004, 01:48 AM
I'm having some trouble understanding the following website: http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/navy/docs/es310/dam_crit/dam_crit.htm

What I'm tring to figure out is the probable kill criteria for a bomb containing 600 1/2" steel ball bearings, each are 3.5 grams. And a bursting charge of 600 grams of cast picric acid having a VoD of 7400 meters a second. What will be the PK at say 10 meters?

Here is a follow-up website: http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/navy/docs/es310/warheads/Warheads.htm

Mr Cool
April 3rd, 2004, 11:13 AM
The website explains it well with simple maths, even giving an example.

If you can't follow it, then maybe you are not ready to be melting over a pound of picric acid?