Ballistics (disambiguation)

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Ballistics may refer to:

Science

• Ballistics, the science that deals with the motion, behavior, and effects of projectiles.
  • 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)

Combat

• Ballistic missile, a missile that follows a sub-orbital flightpath
• Ballistic knife, a specialized combat knife with a detachable, self-propelled blade

Comics

• Ballistic (Image Comics), a comic character of Top Cow Productions
• Ballistic (DC Comics), a DC Comic Book Character

Video games

• Ballistic (video game), the North American name for Puzz Loop, the 1998 video game by Mitchell Corporation
• Ballistics (video game), a 2001 video game by GRIN