Helicopter gun at LONG range

"Charles Talleyrand" wrote in message


I don't know enough to understand this. Is tumbling bad? I
understood for something like a personal rifle it was a good
thing in that it maximzed damage.

A round that tumbles in flight is bad. Some Small arms rounds tumble when
they enter flesh, which increases their wounding potential. But if this
happens before hitting a target, the rounds are liable to go anywhere but
where you aim them. If they do hit something, they will have very poor
penetration.

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