If I remember correctly, the only reason they developed the gyrojet was because firing a gun in space would send the shooter flying off as well. Otherwise so long as the round was sealed properly, you still had oxygen in with the firing cap and gunpowder to operate.
You don't need any oxygen in the casing whatsoever. All gunpowders contain their own oxidizers: potassium nitrate in the case of the long obsolete blackpowder, and more modern smokeless powders are all nitrated compounds, usually the majority being nitrocellulose.
Every five seconds, the main gun of an Everest-class dreadnought accelerates 1 to 1.3 percent of light speed. It impacts with the force of a 38-kiloton bomb. That is three times the yield of the city-buster dropped on Hiroshima back on Earth. That means Sir Isaac Newton is the deadliest son-of-a-b**** in space. Now, Serviceman Burnside! What is Newton's First Law?
Sir! An object in motion stays in motion, sir!
No credit for partial answers, maggot!
Sir! Unless acted on by an outside force, sir!
Damn straight! I dare to assume you ignorant jackasses know that space is empty. Once you fire this hunk of metal, it keeps going till it hits something. That can be a ship, or the planet behind that ship. It might go off into deep space and hit somebody else in ten thousand years. If you pull the trigger on this, you are ruining someone's day, somewhere and sometime. That is why you check your damn targets! That is why you wait for the computer to give you a firing solution! That is why, Serviceman Chung, we do not "eyeball it!" This is a weapon of mass destruction. You are not a cowboy shooting from the hip!
Is a bullet in space dangerous? just wondering....meme on
Deadly and silent. Very dangerous. Conceal carry is not encouraged while in orbit.
Deviled eggs too. For the same reason.
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If I remember correctly, the only reason they developed the gyrojet was because firing a gun in space would send the shooter flying off as well. Otherwise so long as the round was sealed properly, you still had oxygen in with the firing cap and gunpowder to operate.
You don't need any oxygen in the casing whatsoever. All gunpowders contain their own oxidizers: potassium nitrate in the case of the long obsolete blackpowder, and more modern smokeless powders are all nitrated compounds, usually the majority being nitrocellulose.
No. The recoil impulse of even dumb&slow cartridges like .45acp is minimal compared to a suited up human.
Extra... no resistance at all..
Yes. Bullets contain their own oxidizer so no atmosphere is needed. Also, gas still expands in space.