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Need to know size of impact craters.
Petro
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Posted: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 08:54 AM UTC
Hey guys.
i am not sure where i should post this, so here it is.

I would like to add a crater or two to my next diorama. I just do not know approximately how big they should be.
Any of you ex- artilery boys have any ideas about how big an impact crater for a mortar, or 105mm gun might be in soft, grassy terrain? I am talking Width/diameter nad depth.
Thanks.
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Posted: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 09:48 AM UTC
105mm crater would be rather small. About a meter across and depending on the angle it went in at, would be longer than wide. The lower the angle, the longer the furrow.
salt6
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Posted: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 10:44 AM UTC
Also need to take into account the type of ground the round impacts. Fusing is also a determining factor.
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