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		rtkwe on Oct 1, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Implication of sabotage adds intrigue to SpaceX in... That doesn't do anything about the crack of the hypersonic bullet though unless you use subsonic rounds instead.

arcanus on Oct 1, 2016 [–]

Which, due to the drag over several miles, would be an impossible shot.

I've not heard of subsonic rounds being used at distances over five hundred yards, and even that is a very difficult shot for that low velocity.

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