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Originally Posted by Der Teddy Bar
A question about pre-WWI battleships regarding who should have a better chance of hitting the other.
Both ships effectively have the same bore guns, with a 786 to 890 metres per second.
Ship 1 is stationay
Ship 2 is at 12 knots
Each ship taking a turn at being stationay while the othe ship approached and sailed past.
In each instance the ship travelling came off worse by far.
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My guess would be that it's harder to hit something stationary when you're moving than something moving when you're stationary.