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ANTH 452- Applied Ballistics > Intro Ballistics > Flashcards

Intro Ballistics Flashcards

1
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What are the three compenonets of ballisitics?

A

internal, external, and terminal

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What is the tragectory? What component does it belong to?

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path that the bullet follows, shallow arc. External ballistics

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3
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Small arms vs artillery?

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small arms, carried in hand

artillery, requires motive power

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4
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bore, barrel and muzzle?

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bore- inner tube
barrel- the whole pipe
muzzle- end of gun

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5
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cartridge

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single item or round or shot (shot gun)

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6
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what are the four components of a cartridge?

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1) projectile
2) case or casing
3) gunpowder
4) primer

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7
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why bigger bottle neck casing in rifle casing?

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more gun powder, in turn increases KE for a smaller bullet

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8
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what is a breech?

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where detonation takes place. where you load the gun too

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9
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3 functions of a casing?

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hold bullet
contain gunpowder
expand

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10
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primer

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contains an explosive that ignites with mechanical force

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11
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what are the parts of a primer and what do they do?

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the compound is crushed between the cup and the anvil. the flame goes through the flash hole and enters the gun powder

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12
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type types of gun powder? how do they differ

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black and smokeless powder. smokeless has a complete conversion to gas.

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13
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two different diameters of shot gun pellets

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bird and buck. 000 is called an aught

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14
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Slugs

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a single shot from a shotgun. used for large game like bears or deer. fewer down range injuries because KE is lost quickly

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15
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hollow point allows

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mushrooming/ bullet expansion

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16
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rifling in bore

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used to cause a spin on the bullet and allow for an increase in accuracy and stability. grooves in barrel

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17
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shotguns and rifling

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only if firing a slug

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18
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what does rifling help to prevent?

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yawing and tumbling

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19
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penetrate vs perforate?

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penetrate- entrance no exit

perforate- entrance and exit

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20
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intermediate targets

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an unintentional target in the path of the bullet. cause decrease in KE and stability.

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21
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low, medium and high velocity classifications

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low: <1000 ft/sec
medium: 1000-2000 ft/sec
high: > 2000 ft/sec

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22
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factors causing wound characteristics? (BITE-bone)

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bullet, intermediate targets, tangential impact, pre-Exisiting fractures/ sutures etcs, and bone

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23
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What two of BTE-bone effect all wounds

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bullet and bone

24
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What are the 6 bullet factors?

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strength, speed, stability, shape, size, surface treatment

25
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calibre

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max diameter of bullet or min diameter of bore

26
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gauge

A

shotgun calibre, number of lead bullets that meet diamter from 1 pound of lead

27
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different shapes

A

conical, wad-cutter, spitzer, hollow point

28
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shape of bullet before and after firing depend on what?

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1) bullet velocity and stability,
2) bullet construction
3) non- bullet factors

29
Q

what two factors determine drag of bullet?

A

calibre and shape

30
Q

why is is good to expand at impact

A

1) increase surface area
2) it decreases KE in tissue
3) rapid slowing of bullet in tissue
4) wider permanent wound track

31
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Why lead?

A

heavy but soft so will deform on impact causing more damage

32
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fragmentation

A

good as it causes more damge, act as secondary projectiles

33
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richocet vs intermediate targets

A

ricochet- oblique rebound or skipping of bullet

intermediate target- unintentional target between firearm and true target

34
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jacketing

A

covering of the bullet in a metal, usually copper, to allow for protection on integrity from heating at high high speeds

35
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FMJ

A

full metal jacketing, will usually not deform

36
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Kinetic energy equation

A

KE= 1/2mv^2

37
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Theoretical vs practical increase of increasing KE

A

add more gun powder, better option is to increase mass

38
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High vs low KE bullets and wound severity

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low may cause more damage as more energy is given off to the tissue

39
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Denser tissue

A

decreases speed and increases yaw resulting in more KE lost

40
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Mechanisms of tissue damage?

A

permanent and temporay (cavitation)

41
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intermediate target on shot gun pattern

A

target spreads out the spray sooner than expected

42
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tangential targets cause entrance wound looking like what?

A

keyhole pattern where nose chips off some of the ectocranial skull

43
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tangential targets cause exit wound looking like what?

A

key hole but everything is blown out

44
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What do the pre-exisiting things result in?

A

a dissipation of energy causing a smaller than expected entrance wound

45
Q

What can happen if bone is shattered by bullet?

A

it causes other secondary bone fragments that cause damage

46
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bullet shape and energy transfer?

A

more round the bullet, more energy that is transfered

47
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trabecular bone

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theorectically because it is less dense would fracture less but false, because it is attatched to corticol bone, the bone is pulled off and causes more damage

48
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permantent wound track

A

direct tissue damage to the tissues in its path

49
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cavitation

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indirect damage to the surround tissues of the wound track. high velocity bullets cause undulation and pulsating circumference

50
Q

cavitation is most significant at what velocity?

A

> 300 m/s

51
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amount of injury and size of wound correspond to?

A

direct crushing and cavitation

52
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cavitation is esp damaging to what kind of organs?

A

friable, fluid-filled, and rigid

53
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why is the brain a bad place to get shot?

A

its got a rigid shell and will essentially explode. its is fluid filled so will cause secondary fractures

54
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What is important when considering amount of damage caused by a bullet

A

fragmentation and intergrity of the bullet

55
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Why is cavitation truly destructive?

A

temporary cavitation focuses on areas weakened by fragmentation rather than being evenly spread by tissue mass.

56
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variations of decrease in energy loss?

A

yaw pattern
tumbling
tissue density/ elastic differences

ANTH 452- Applied Ballistics (6 decks)

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