A note on physical properties of musket fire. Issue 3 (2nd September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Refshauge, W. F.
• Is Part Of: Journal of conflict archaeology. Volume 10:Issue 3(2015)
• Page Start: 149
• Page End: 153
• Publication Date: 2015-09-02
• Subjects: ballistics -- Magnus effect -- Mordecai, Alfred -- muskets -- muzzle velocity -- Robins, Benjamin; Battlefields -- History -- Periodicals; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Periodicals; Military history -- Periodicals; 930.1
• DOI: 10.1080/15740773.2016.1181854
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1574-0773

Abstract

Abstract : While the use of ballistics data and principles to clarify historical experience of firearms is to be encouraged, their application is not always straightforward. This paper emphasizes the need for care. An example is given of too sanguine reliance on period studies, specifically of muzzle velocity, and of inadequate appreciation of the physics, in particular of the Magnus force.