• FishFace@piefed.social
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    1 day ago

    The diagram is about normal unpowered shells. They use different amounts of propellant to achieve different projectile speeds

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      7 hours ago

      Y’know, I think you’re right. That gray bit looks like the tank barrel. I mistook that as part of the projectile path, and I misinterpreted the overall design as a missile battery.