Admiral Rockwell Tory
Diamond Member
It is an explosion. DrainBamage is exactly right, just ask any dinosaur.The explosion is caused by the transfer of kinetic energy of projectile during impact, causing a shockwave and super heating the materials of the projectile, target and the surrounding air. If you don't think an explosion is possible without a chemical charge go look at pictures of the shock wave damage to buildings after the Chelyabinsk meteor hit in 2013.What causes the fucking explosion? Do you understand anything about physics? Please explain how an inert object causes an explosion.
Here's a rail gun projectile going through slabs of steel, note the fireballs despite not having a chemical charge:
I'm not saying a rail gun projectile could take out a city block, but it's impact will release energy that would fit the definition of an explosion.
That's not an explosion, dumbass!
That is not an explosion, but a series of plates being hit by a projectile.
As far as the dinosaurs go, meteors will explode because of their interaction with the heat produced by friction with the atmosphere. Now apply that knowledge to an inert projectile.