01-05-2005, 09:55 PM
Pete,Jan 5 2005, 10:40 AM Wrote:Hi,Add into that the neccessity of the arrow to pierce whatever it is going to strike, which means its velocity vector has to be pretty much dead-on if it is going to allow the momentum of the shaft to supply the force needed to drive the head in.
After reading some of the posts on this topic, I did a little thinking. It occured to me that arrows *are* rocket science. Or at least ballistic missile science :) ... [right][snapback]64456[/snapback][/right]
Should that arrow strike with even a small amount of offset vector, the mass of the shaft isn't as likely to follow straight behind the penetrating arrowhead. The head hits one spot while the shaft's momentum tries to carry it to another spot on target. That might cause it to snag (decreasing its penetration depth) or tumble off the body completely. And any armor protecting the body makes the penetration force behind the impact all that more important a consideration.
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