Talk:Ricochet

Vauban
From Vauban:
 * while at the siege of Ath in 1697, having in the meanwhile taken part in more sieges, notably that of Namur in 1692 (defended by the great Dutch engineer Coehoorn), he employed ricochet fire for the first time as the principal means of breaking down the defence. He had indeed already used it with effect at Philippsburg in 1688 and at Namur, but the jealousy of the artillery at outside interference had hindered the full use of this remarkable invention, which with his other improvements rendered the success of the attack almost certain.

How do you use ricochet fire on purpose? --84.20.17.84 10:13, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Artillery fire against infantry was most effective if solid shot ricocheted (bounced along the ground) through an infantry formation rather than fell into the formation. Also, ricochets can sometimes be used to deflect bullets into targets shielded from a direct trajectory. For example, a target hidden around the bend of a concrete-sided drainage channel might be hit by ricochets off the opposite side of the drainage channel between the shooter and the target -- similar to a bank pool shot.Thewellman (talk) 17:10, 26 June 2013 (UTC)

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Citation link No.1 (Bullet Ricochet: A Comprehensive Review, Burke, TW, Rowe, WF, Journal of Forensic Sciences, September 1, 1992) is a 404

Excaliboor (talk) 08:32, 9 February 2013 (UTC)