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Firing the Flak 88mm on Mars - ballistics, history and worldbuilding

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I calculate ballistic trajectories for the famous WW2 88mm Flak artillery piece on Mars. I also explain atmospheric drag and the Coriolis force. I touch on what projectiles would do on a fictional planet (worldbuilding). Contents: 00:00 - Introduction 01:13 - Firing artillery 02:27 - Gravity 04:11 - Drag 07:08 - Coriolis force 11:41 - Worldbuilding 14:17 - Summary and tidbits Sources: [1] TM E9-369A Manual: [2] Earth atmospheric density: [3] Mars atmospheric density: [4] Map plotting scripts by David Eccles: :Gringer#How_To_Create_a_World_Map

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