I have been thinking about this for some time.
Let's say we have 9 o'clock cross wind and right-hand spinning bullet. I think the bullet yaws to the left and downward, so it turns into the cross wind and has a negative angle of attack. The yaw is due to gyroscopic precession. The cross wind exerts a net lateral force on the bullet. It accelerates to the right during its flight to the target. So even with its meplat (nose) pointing to the left, it deflects to the right. When it hits the target, the POI will be to the right and below the POA.
Do I think correctly? Your comments are appreciated.
-TL
Let's say we have 9 o'clock cross wind and right-hand spinning bullet. I think the bullet yaws to the left and downward, so it turns into the cross wind and has a negative angle of attack. The yaw is due to gyroscopic precession. The cross wind exerts a net lateral force on the bullet. It accelerates to the right during its flight to the target. So even with its meplat (nose) pointing to the left, it deflects to the right. When it hits the target, the POI will be to the right and below the POA.
Do I think correctly? Your comments are appreciated.
-TL