So, as per the title- (Let me know if there is a better subreddit to ask)I remember having seen a few pictures of Battleship Shells mid flight in pictures from books- and thought that was the coolest thing, -and remember even seeing , I think black and white photos of things like Iowa shells - MID flight, maybe only a couple hundred feet or more out of being fired-
I understand that capturing a shell in the middle of it' s arc isn't done at all (except for Tank and Railgun rounds, with slow-motion tech, and this probably is considered sensitive material especially if more recent)
- But for ships, I've only found these two- are there any really good shots you know of?
As a second and third question - i suppose this means one could see the shells with their naked eye after they were fired, in the right conditions??? (Thinking humid conditions might do it)
And also- The shells themselves aren't red hot to my knowledge, but can gun shells be seen at night?(If they aren't illumination shells?) (Or hell, maybe even if they are- as illumination shells aren't lit all the time are they?)
I'm interested because this is stuff you cannot find or see at all today, in any shape or form...
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