Honestly, I am not sure what options could realistically be, so let’s treat it as “all of the above”. The one I had in mind was mostly about surface contact at an angle that allows for ricochet. But ricocheting off atmosphere could be an interesting option too.
khukharev OP t1_j9xvtvm wrote
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Honestly, I am not sure what options could realistically be, so let’s treat it as “all of the above”. The one I had in mind was mostly about surface contact at an angle that allows for ricochet. But ricocheting off atmosphere could be an interesting option too.