Talk:Ricochet

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Vauban[edit]

From Vauban:

while at the siege of Ath in 1697, having in the meanwhile taken part in more sieges, notably that of Namur in 1692 (defended by the great Dutch engineer Coehoorn), he employed ricochet fire for the first time as the principal means of breaking down the defence. He had indeed already used it with effect at Philippsburg in 1688 and at Namur, but the jealousy of the artillery at outside interference had hindered the full use of this remarkable invention, which with his other improvements rendered the success of the attack almost certain.

How do you use ricochet fire on purpose? --84.20.17.84 10:13, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Artillery fire against infantry was most effective if solid shot ricocheted (bounced along the ground) through an infantry formation rather than fell into the formation. Also, ricochets can sometimes be used to deflect bullets into targets shielded from a direct trajectory. For example, a target hidden around the bend of a concrete-sided drainage channel might be hit by ricochets off the opposite side of the drainage channel between the shooter and the target -- similar to a bank pool shot.Thewellman (talk) 17:10, 26 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

References[edit]

When statements are made about the topic, you need to have sources, otherwise they are not verifiable. In particular, the following kind of statement doesn't fit will with wiki standards:

One incidence where a man was shooting a pole with a .50 BMG round, the bullet returned to the shooter. The bullet hit the pole, and returned at almost the exact same angle it hit the object. The bullet then, again ricocheted off the ground in front of the shooter, and hit the shooters earmuffs.

Because it's talking about something if unreferenced appears to be original research. This article could use some serious work to turn it into a valuable resource for people trying to learn about shooting. Arthurrh 19:31, 29 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Invalid links[edit]

Citation link No.1 (Bullet Ricochet: A Comprehensive Review , Burke, TW, Rowe, WF, Journal of Forensic Sciences, September 1, 1992) is a 404

Excaliboor (talk) 08:32, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]