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Dmitriy looks at commissar with open mouth. He couldn't even understand half of the sentence.

-Umm... May I ask what speed does the weapon have? An Improved Debilitator mark 1 or a Natterturn Zwei with a projectile speed with 750 meters per second, or a mark 2 debilitator with 650 meters per second? And how far does the target cross my line of motion?

Dmitriy looks at the commissar, who don't seem to care about his questions.
Well...let's see... If the projectile has a speed of 750 meters per second and the target is at 200 meters... The projectile will hit the target 0,2667 seconds after the actual shot. This means the target moves... 180 multiplied by 0,2667- He seems a bit unconcerned - That is 48 meters... As the target moves on a.. a transversal angle... that's 90° plus 8,8711... So by the help of the sine theme... We have to aim about 21,72 degrees to hit the target.

The commissar doesn't show any contentment, so Dmitriy quickly continues.
When I fly I never try to calculate things like this, sir. I would be shot down at least ten times, while i would be thinking on this. And I would have to start it again, as the target would be in a completely different way. I try to fly by intuition and by experience, although I don't have too much.

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