"Ron Monroe" wrote in
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Ok, then dispute it with Jay Miller and every other article I have
ever read on the gun.
They said the gun was inefective. And remember, eeven with that
fighter closing in at 1000mph, the bullet is losing altitude. Probably
the only way the fighter would get hit is if it was in a dive. Another
thing, which they have proven with the SR-71, the closure rate isn't
too good if the chase aircraft isn't flying any faster than the
aircraft he is pursuing. Even if he was 100mph faster, by the time he
caught up, the plane would probably be over a friendly country. I
don't think they had too many aircraft that good intercept the B-58,
when the B-58 was flying.

Everytrhing is relative, but you have to look at it in the proper
perspective. BLOOEY!
Ron

Gravity acts on a bullet whether it is in forward flight or free fall. A
tailgunner would have to take into account leading his target for both
target motion and the effect of gravity on his rounds.

If anything, the realtive speeds of the pursuing fighter and the tail
gunners rounds would be slightly higher in the B-58 case hypothesized
here, since the rounds would not be slowed toward their target by drag as
they moved horizontally through the air, only the vertical acceleration
due to gravity would occur.

Mind-messingly fun to envision... =)

"Panic" wrote in message
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"Ron Monroe" wrote in message
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Didn't make any difference. The supersonic speed going forward
versus the bullet speed going backwards, meant that it was totally
eneffectual. Luckily, they never were in a position where it was
needed. But, it was radar controlled.
Ron

Not quite, Ron. Say the B-58 is traveling at 1,000 MPH and has a
tail cannon with a muzzle velocity of 1,000 MPH. In relation to a
ground observer, if the cannon was fired just as it flew overhead of
the observer, the cannon shell would stop and free fall towards the
observer while the delivery aircraft flew away from the shell at
1,000 MPH departure rate. But.... if a fighter was pursuing the B-58
at 1,000 MPH he would fly into the cannon shell at a closure rate of
1,000 MPH. BLOOOOey!!!! goes the fighter. Everything is
relative!!!