Ballistics (disambiguation)

Ballistics (disambiguation)

Ballistic(s) may mean:

*Ballistics, the science that deals with the motion, behavior, and effects of projectiles. Specifically:
**Forensic ballistics, the science of analyzing firearm usage in crimes
**Internal ballistics, the study of the processes originally accelerating the projectile, for example the passage of a bullet through the barrel of a rifle
**Transition ballistics, the study of the projectile's behavior when it leaves the barrel and the pressure behind the projectile is equalized
**External ballistics, the study of the passage of the projectile through space or the air
**Terminal ballistics, the study of the interaction of a projectile with its target, whether that be flesh (for a hunting bullet), steel (for an anti-tank round), or even furnace slag (for an industrial slag disruptor)
*Ballistic length, the distance a charge carrier can move (on average) in a solid material without being scattered
*Ballistic missile, a missile that follows a sub-orbital flightpath

In media:
*"Ballistic (comics)", a comic character of Top Cow Productions
*Ballistic (DC comics), a DC Comic Book Character
*Ballistic (publisher), a video game publisher
*Puzz Loop, a 1998 video game by Mitchell Corporation released as "Ballistic" in North America
*"Ballistics (video game)", a 2001 video game by GRIN
*"Ballistic (film)", a 1995 film starring Marjean Holden and Cory Everson
*"", a 2002 film starring Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu


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