Hand held artillery?
The Coriolis effect is in play here as well as wind. In the olden days naval gunnery offices used to have to work all this out with a slide rule. The guys on the Bismark were very good at this.
What we now know is that aiming systems are much more sophisticated, than previously available. Do you think it was one of those new laser sights that you put on the target and then wave the mussel around until the rifle fores? Or is this something new?
Remember the story at the Alamo in the 1830's when Santa Ana got hit in the ribs at a distance he claimed the American's "they couldn't hit an elephant at this ... ouch" . It was said it was 5 miles but I don't know.
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