Wound ballistics of unstable projectiles. Part I: Projectile yaw growth and retardation

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Peters, Carroll E ^a   Sebourn, Charles L ^a   Crowder, Herbert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE SPACE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; BULLET; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029920395     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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