ballistics

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Ballistics is the science of how objects move through the air after being launched or thrown, studying factors like their speed, angle, and the forces acting on them. It matters because understanding these principles helps engineers design everything from safer sports equipment to more accurate firearms and missiles.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: academic major
Subclass of: dynamics
Has part: terminal ballistics
Image: Tir parabòlic.png

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different from: baltistics
is the study of: projectile motion
Commons category: Ballistics
topic's main category: Category:Ballistics

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Encyclopedic overview

21 sections

Contents

History and prehistory
Projectiles
Projectile launchers
Throwing
Sling
Bow
Catapult
Gun
Rocket
Subfields
Internal ballistics
Transitional ballistics
External ballistics
Terminal ballistics
Applications
Forensic ballistics
Astrodynamics
See also
Notes
References
External links

thumb|upright=1.3|Trajectories of three objects thrown at the same angle (70°).

Ballistics is the field of mechanics concerned with the launching, flight behaviour and impact effects of projectiles, especially weapon munitions such as bullets, unguided bombs, rockets and the like; the science or art of designing and accelerating projectiles so as to achieve a desired performance.

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