Missiles

The amount of fuel a rocket carries can vary greatly depending on its size, purpose, and destination. For example, the Saturn V rocket used in the Apollo program carried over 3 million kilograms of fuel. Today's Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX typically carries around 400,000 kilograms of fuel.

Depends on yield and height/depth of burst. If subsurface also depends on material around them (soil, rock, water). Effects equations are not easy to solve and are highly empirical based on data from actual tests along with alot of interpolation and extrapolation where data did not exist.

The path taken by a missile or projectile is determined by its initial velocity, angle of launch, and external forces like gravity and air resistance. This path is usually a parabolic curve known as a projectile trajectory. The trajectory can be calculated using physics equations such as the kinematic equations of motion.

No, they are not the same thing. An atomic bomb is a type of nuclear weapon that releases a large amount of energy through nuclear fission or fusion reactions. A nuclear missile, on the other hand, is a missile system that is capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to a target.

Ammonium perchlorate is used in missile propulsion because it provides high energy density, meaning it can release a large amount of energy during combustion. Additionally, it is relatively stable, allowing for safe handling and storage of missile systems using this propellant.

It is an arbitrary concept created by rangefinder manufacturers to sell rangefinders at a higher price for having the feature.

In theory, when you shoot the range -with a laser rangefinder- to a target that is at an angle, it is somehow different in reality.

A little research and development cost that has translated into a lot of revenue.

The ballistic constant is a measure of a projectile's efficiency in overcoming air resistance in flight. It is calculated as the product of the projectile's weight and its ballistic coefficient. A higher ballistic constant indicates better aerodynamic performance.

Missiles fly by using onboard propulsion systems, such as rockets or jet engines, to generate thrust and propel them forward. The missiles are guided in flight by control surfaces like fins or canards, which adjust the missile's trajectory and keep it on course. Additionally, some missiles may use sensors and guidance systems to track and home in on their target.

Individuals firing missiles will use Projectile Motion equations to determine where the missile will hit, so they can fire them with the correct trajectory at the intended target. An i-phone game, Angry Birds, uses projectile motion as well.

Yes, a speeding missile possesses force which is determined by its mass and acceleration according to Newton's second law of motion (Force = mass x acceleration). As a result of this force, the missile is able to overcome air resistance and travel at high speeds towards its target.

Basically, a chemical booster rocket propels it into space, once in space the warhead bus separates from the booster rocket, the booster rocket fall toward earth and burns up, the warhead bus maneuvers to aim the warhead(s) at the target(s) and releases the warhead(s). When a warhead arrives at its target at the preset burst height/depth it detonates.

There are many other detail steps I have skipped over to keep it simple.

An atomic bomb is an explosive device that obtains its energy from the atomic nucleus. it is equally valid to call it a nuclear bomb, and it can obtain this energy through either of the processes of fission and/or fusion. There are many ways an atomic bomb can be delivered to its target: aircraft, unguided rocket, guided missile, cruise missile, torpedo, depth charge, hand carried, landmine (the target comes to it), artillery shell, jeep/tripod mounted bazooka, etc. Atomic bombs were also proposed and tested for several peaceful uses: blasting for construction (e.g. highways, railroads, canals), oil industry (e.g. natural gas extraction, oil extraction from tar sands), spacecraft propulsion (Project Orion 1958 to 1963), etc.

A nuclear missile usually means a guided missile with an atomic bomb (aka warhead) as its payload, the guided missile is the means of delivering that atomic bomb to its target. However it is also possible in some circumstances to interpret nuclear missile as equivalent to nuclear rocket. A nuclear rocket uses a nuclear reactor to heat a gas (e.g. hydrogen) to propel the rocket, as usually visualized the payload of a nuclear rocket is a deep space probe of some kind (but it could just as easily be a manned spacecraft or an atomic bomb).

The exact number of nuclear missiles needed to destroy all of humanity would depend on several factors, including the size and yield of the missiles, the accuracy of their delivery systems, and the locations targeted. However, even a small fraction of the world's nuclear arsenal has the potential to cause catastrophic global devastation.

The explosion will only take up a square mile or two. The shockwave, will spread and destroy for several more miles. The real destruction is the nuclear fallout. Tons of radioactive matieral being scatered by the wind can spread hundreds of miles.

Nuclear missiles have never been used.

The only nuclear weapons ever used were bombs dropped on Hiroshima ('Little Boy' Aug 6, 1945) and Nagasaki ('Fat Man' Aug 9, 1945).

A Scud missile typically travels at a speed of around 700-1,000 meters per second, depending on the specific variant and conditions.

Yes, all of these weapons release carbon dioxide when used due to the combustion process involved in their operation. This combustion leads to the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as a byproduct.

A missile is anything thrown or projected.

A rocket uses rocket propulsion - throwing out hot gasses in order to move in the opposite direction.

In practice most rockets can be considered to be missiles and most missiles are rockets.

in the military a rocket is unguided en a missile is guided, think about GPS or a wire that is in the back of the missile an attached to the launcher an can steered to the target.

A nuclear missile can travel at speeds of more than 15,000 miles per hour (24,000 km/h). These missiles are designed to reach their targets as quickly as possible to minimize the chances of interception.

The warhead on a missile will blow up, at least on one so equiped. Also, there is a "destruct" charge aboard to knock the missile down if something untoward happens and controllers want to "stop" it. Oh, and the fuel may blow up in an accident of some kind.

Solid fueled missiles are just that. They are propelled by a solid fuel. For an everyday example of that, pick up an Estes rocket kit from Michael's craft store and look at it's propellant. Liquid propelled missiles us a liquid propellant, like your car. Liquid propellants also require a second oxidiser, either air or stored oxidiser to burn, solid propellants generally have the oxidizer mixed in. Solid fueled rockets typically can be handled rougher as they are more stable than their liquid counterparts. Hope that answers your question.

The three properties of air are weight, mass, and density.

The speed of a cruise missile can vary depending on the type and model, but generally, they can travel at speeds ranging from subsonic (less than the speed of sound) to supersonic (faster than the speed of sound). Some cruise missiles can travel at speeds exceeding 600 mph.