Offline jimster

  • *
  • Posts: 285
    • View Profile
FE and artillery
« on: May 23, 2021, 09:43:54 PM »
I was watching a battleship New Jersey youtube video that had a Viet Nam war vet talking about using the 5" inch secondary fire control computer.



The 16" guns fire control computer had earth curvature correction (explained in video below) The secondary fire control computer did not have earth curvature correction, range was too short. They came up with a rocket assisted round with 50% greater range. They had to correct for earth curvature manually.

Then I searched to find out more about how common is curvature correction for artillery, and I found that the US Army acknowledges flat earth!

https://www.facebook.com/129815299935/posts/flat-earth-changes-artillery-mathematicsby-monica-k-guthriefort-sill-okla-the-re/10156326388059936/

Sorry, had to do it, but seriously ... here is a good explanation of why all countries with artillery with more than 10 miles know whether the earth is curved.

I am really curious about so many FE things, like how at sunset in Denver, people in St Louis see the dome as dark with stars, while people in Salt Lake City see the same dome as light blue. FE scientists don't know or won't tell me.

*

Offline Tom Bishop

  • Zetetic Council Member
  • **
  • Posts: 10638
  • Flat Earth Believer
    • View Profile
Re: FE and artillery
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2021, 03:28:56 PM »
Watch the first video from 2:00 to 3:30. After the test round was fired he does not say that the adjustments were made based on earth curvature/rotation calculations when the Pacific Fleet Admiral was standing behind him for the demonstration. Adjustments were made by the offset of the test round. Artillery does not make first round hits, and requires adjustment.

See: https://wiki.tfes.org/Coriolis_Effect#Artillery

Artillery is not accurate. Calculations for Coriolis may be applied in the initial firing table based on theory, but the guns are nonetheless always inaccurate and adjustments are required.
« Last Edit: May 24, 2021, 10:24:00 PM by Tom Bishop »

Offline jimster

  • *
  • Posts: 285
    • View Profile
Re: FE and artillery
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2021, 10:16:13 PM »
He dry-labbed the correction factor instead of calculating it, but if the earth was flat, the gun would have been on target without the correction.

He also says the 16" guns did have the curvature calculation built in to the computer (actually a system of gears and cams, a mechanical analog computer.

The accuracy of artillery is well known, Aberdeen Proving Grounds had been doing this since forever, and testing weapons is a world-wide popular thing to do. Every major country tests artillery.

Coriolis was discussed in my web search someone said it was in the software, someone else said it was a tiny error, but I believe it causes a bearing error, and earth curve causes range error.

I am really curious about so many FE things, like how at sunset in Denver, people in St Louis see the dome as dark with stars, while people in Salt Lake City see the same dome as light blue. FE scientists don't know or won't tell me.

Offline Action80

  • *
  • Posts: 2805
    • View Profile
Re: FE and artillery
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2021, 10:18:05 AM »
Again, all you need for accuracy is to know the amount of "punch," each round has, the wind, and a simple quadratic equation which all work just fine on any FLAT x/y coordinate plane.

More RE sound and fury, signifying nothing.
To be honest I am getting pretty bored of this place.

Re: FE and artillery
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2021, 12:29:11 PM »
Again, all you need for accuracy is to know the amount of "punch," each round has, the wind, and a simple quadratic equation which all work just fine on any FLAT x/y coordinate plane.

More RE sound and fury, signifying nothing.


I'm personally not a trained artilleryman so I couldn't give you an exhaustive list of "all you need for accuracy", but I would have thought that, in addition to muzzle velocity (punch?), then mass, size and drag-coefficient of the shell, as well as air density, would be in there somewhere. 

Offline Action80

  • *
  • Posts: 2805
    • View Profile
Re: FE and artillery
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2021, 03:30:48 PM »
Again, all you need for accuracy is to know the amount of "punch," each round has, the wind, and a simple quadratic equation which all work just fine on any FLAT x/y coordinate plane.

More RE sound and fury, signifying nothing.


I'm personally not a trained artilleryman so I couldn't give you an exhaustive list of "all you need for accuracy", but I would have thought that, in addition to muzzle velocity (punch?), then mass, size and drag-coefficient of the shell, as well as air density, would be in there somewhere.

"Punch," is inclusive of all the things you just mentioned.
[/quote]
To be honest I am getting pretty bored of this place.

Offline jimster

  • *
  • Posts: 285
    • View Profile
Re: FE and artillery
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2021, 06:46:40 PM »
That is not the question. The questions is, given identical conditions, will the curve of the earth play a part in long range artillery aiming. Multiple countries have researched artillery aiming. My point is that artillery aimers think they need to consider the earth's curvature at long range. They go to great effort to test artillery accuracy and get the aim right. The people testing long range artillery know the shape of the earth as confirmed by real world testing.
I am really curious about so many FE things, like how at sunset in Denver, people in St Louis see the dome as dark with stars, while people in Salt Lake City see the same dome as light blue. FE scientists don't know or won't tell me.

Re: FE and artillery
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2021, 07:28:08 PM »
Again, all you need for accuracy is to know the amount of "punch," each round has, the wind, and a simple quadratic equation which all work just fine on any FLAT x/y coordinate plane.

More RE sound and fury, signifying nothing.


I'm personally not a trained artilleryman so I couldn't give you an exhaustive list of "all you need for accuracy", but I would have thought that, in addition to muzzle velocity (punch?), then mass, size and drag-coefficient of the shell, as well as air density, would be in there somewhere.

"Punch," is inclusive of all the things you just mentioned.
[/quote]

So "punch", inherent to the shell as it leaves the factory, includes atmospheric air density on the day it is fired?  How do they do that? 

As jimster quite rightly says, "that is not the question", but I ask it again anyway to illustrate that, if your simplistic argument can't address the opposing values of "punch" ( the initial impetus given to the shell in the barrel), and the aerodynamic drag on the shell due to changeable atmospheric conditions over any-shape of Earth, how do you expect to persuade us of your flat/round insight? 

Or is it all wrapped up in the "simple quadratic equations" that you have yet to define? 

Offline jimster

  • *
  • Posts: 285
    • View Profile
Re: FE and artillery
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2021, 08:48:20 PM »
What he is calling "punch" would be referred to as F (force) in physics class. If you know F, M (mass) and the angle of the barrel, and the force of gravity, the resulting trajectory will be a parabola described by a quadratic equation. And yes, that is the basic equation of a range finder. Let's agree to ignore the aerodynamics of the projectile (with cannon ball or artillery shell affect is minor), wind (calm day), corriolis (tiny effect), the point stands without the minor differences these would make.

Whatever the shape of the trajectory, that is not the issue. The issue is where is the target:
 




I am really curious about so many FE things, like how at sunset in Denver, people in St Louis see the dome as dark with stars, while people in Salt Lake City see the same dome as light blue. FE scientists don't know or won't tell me.

*

Offline Pete Svarrior

  • e
  • Planar Moderator
  • *****
  • Posts: 16073
  • (◕˽ ◕ ✿)
    • View Profile
Re: FE and artillery
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2021, 09:25:05 AM »
Jimster, you really ought to find out what the FEI board is for before posting in it.
Read the FAQ before asking your question - chances are we already addressed it.
Follow the Flat Earth Society on Twitter and Facebook!

If we are not speculating then we must assume