Ballistics may refer to:

Science

Ballistics Ballistics is the field of mechanics concerned with the launching, flight behaviour and impact effects of projectiles, especially weapon munitions such as bullets, unguided bombs, rockets and the like; the science or art of designing and acceler ...

, the science that deals with the motion, behavior, and effects of projectiles **

Forensic ballistics Ballistics is the field of mechanics concerned with the launching, flight behaviour and impact effects of projectiles, especially weapon munitions such as bullets, unguided bombs, rockets and the like; the science or art of designing and accele ...

, the science of analyzing firearm usage in crimes **

Internal ballistics Internal ballistics (also interior ballistics), a subfield of ballistics, is the study of the propulsion of a projectile. In guns, internal ballistics covers the time from the propellant's ignition until the projectile exits the gun barrel. The s ...

, the study of the processes accelerating a projectile ** Transition ballistics, the study of the projectile's behavior when it leaves the barrel **

External ballistics External ballistics or exterior ballistics is the part of ballistics that deals with the behavior of a projectile in flight. The projectile may be powered or un-powered, guided or unguided, spin or fin stabilized, flying through an atmosphere or ...

, the study of the passage of the projectile through space or the air **

Terminal ballistics Terminal ballistics is a sub-field of ballistics concerned with the behavior and effects of a projectile when it hits and transfers its energy to a target. This field is usually cited in forensic ballistics. Bullet design (as well as the veloci ...

, the study of the interaction of a projectile with its target * Ballistic conduction, conduction of electricity with negligible charge scattering *

Ballistic movement Ballistic movement can be defined as muscle contractions that exhibit maximum velocities and accelerations over a very short period of time. They exhibit high firing rates, high force production, and very brief contraction times. Physiology Muscl ...

of muscles in an animal

Combat

Ballistic missile A ballistic missile is a type of missile that uses projectile motion to deliver warheads on a target. These weapons are powered only during relatively brief periods—most of the flight is unpowered. Short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) typic ...

, a missile that follows a sub-orbital flightpath *

Ballistic knife A ballistic knife is a knife with a detachable blade that can be ejected to a distance of several meters/yards by pressing a trigger or operating a lever or switch on the handle.Crawford, Steve, ''Deadly fighting skills of the world'', New York ...

, a specialized combat knife with a detachable, self-propelled blade *

Ballistic shield A ballistic shield, also called a tactical shield or bulletproof shield, is a protection device deployed by police, paramilitary, paramilitaries, and military, armed forces that are designed to stop or deflect bullets and other projectiles fired a ...

, a shield meant to protect the user from bullets

Arts and media

Comics

Ballistic (Image Comics) ''Cyber Force'' (also ''Cyberforce'') is a comic book series created by Marc Silvestri in 1992 through his publishing studio, Top Cow Productions, and published by Image Comics. Publication history Volume 1 ''Cyber Force'' was first publis ...

, a comic character of Top Cow Productions *

Ballistic (DC Comics) Ballistic (Kelvin Mao) is a superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in '' Batman Annual'' #17 (1993), part of the '' Bloodlines'' event, and was created by Doug Moench and Michael Manley. Fictional character biography Kelvin Mao is a ...

, a DC Comic Book Character

Film

* '' Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever'', a 2002 film * ''Ballistic'' (film), an upcoming film

Literature

* ''Ballistic'', a 2011 novel by Mark Greaney * ''Ballistics'', a 2013 novel by D. W. Wilson

Video games

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Puzz Loop ''Puzz Loop'' is an arcade tile-matching puzzle game developed by Mitchell Corporation and released in 1998 in Japan and North America and 1999 in Europe. It was later ported to the Game Boy Color, PlayStation and Samsung Nuon DVD players un ...

'', a 1998 video game by Mitchell Corporation, known as ''Ballistic'' outside Japan * ''Ballistics'' (video game), a 2001 video game by GRIN * Ballistic, a playable character in the video game 2019 ''

Apex Legends ''Apex Legends'' is a 2019 Battle royale game, battle royale-hero shooter video game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts, set in the same science fiction universe as Respawn's ''Titanfall'' series. It is offered ...

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