War and all these weapons are undoubtedly a terrible thing. However, it is also beautiful with its special, wild rage, even when you understand that this beauty maims and kills...
A shot is a phenomenon that occurs when shooting, for example, from a firearm or other weapon
A shot is a complex complex of physical and chemical phenomena
The event of a shot can be divided into two stages - the movement of the projectile in the bore of an artillery gun and the complex of phenomena occurring after the projectile leaves the barrel.
After the projectile leaves, highly heated powder gases begin to flow supercritically through the barrel of the gun
This is what explains the reddish flash (corresponding to a gas temperature of about 3000° degrees Celsius) after the shot and the acoustic shock wave
The total energy distribution of a shot varies depending on the type of weapon, propellant and projectile, but in general the picture looks something like this:
20-40% goes into the kinetic energy of the projectile
15-25% goes to heating the projectile and barrel through mutual friction
5% goes to the mechanical energy of the gun recoil
other (sometimes up to 60%) - dissipation into the atmosphere
(from the Missile and Artillery Sergeant's Manual (for heads of computing teams)
Dora gun, caliber 807 mm
And the most gorgeous shot is a bonus ![]()





