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On Mon, 6/29/15, Grimmund <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [TML] FFS Fusion Gun
 To: xxxxxx@simplelists.com
 Date: Monday, June 29, 2015, 7:50 AM

 On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at
 8:43 AM, Ethan McKinney
 <xxxxxx@gmail.com>
 wrote:
 >> Wind drag strips it off. 
 In space, you could just glue it on.  If you
 >> can build gyros and sensors sturdy
 enough to withstand the launch, you
 >>
 could use the space in the sabot for guidance.
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 >
 >
 You could use gyros, but spinning the projectile is very
 simple. Depends on
 > size and type of
 shell.

 True, but when the
 western units went to the DS rounds, they also went
 to a 120mm smooth bore.  No rifling, no
 spin.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheinmetall_120_mm_gun

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So the predecessor 105mm gun didn't have a DS round?

What did it have besides HEAT?

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