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[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 4 points 1 month ago (11 children)

Would it be the same size on the other side or expand and rigoceté

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I don't think there's a ricochet, as (if my memory is right), bazookas use a shaped charge and that hole is caused by a jet of plasma.

Pretty high tech for the time.

[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That’s very cool! The plasma is caused by the heat?

[–] theroastedtoaster@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

Plasma isn't quite correct. It's more like a jet of metal (usually copper) travelling so fast it behaves closer to a liquid

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