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Per >>1328910 ponies mass 98 kg. Horses run at 55 miles per hour, lets assume they fly at 110 mph = 49.2 meters per second. That give them a kinetic energy of 118611 J, nearly same as the 112,160 of"[a 30mm chanigun":](https://www.1911forum.com/threads/kinetic-energy-from-apache-30mm.76301/) or "180 times the energy of the .45 caliber handgun bullet."
I've estimated changeling head size is 0.87 of a ponies so per the provided source's 47 cm puts changeling head size at 40.89cm = 408.9mm = 525272 mm^2.
The 118611 J / 525272 mm^2 = 0.226. The"[12.7x99 BMG":](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.50_BMG) is 20195 J / 531 mm^2 = 38. The "[5.56x45 NATO":](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5.56×45mm_NATO) is 1859 J / 102.1 mm^2 = 18.2. A "[9x19mm Parabellum":](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9×19mm_Parabellum) is 617 J / 255 mm^2 = 2.42.
I can see how smaller area makes bullets more dangerous in theory. The question now is do shields work by putting x energy into blocking making it just a matter of KE or do they work in way that makes physical penetration relevant?
Per >>1328910 ponies mass 98 kg. Horses run at 55 miles per hour, lets assume they fly at 110 mph = 49.2 meters per second. That give them a kinetic energy of 118611 J, nearly same as the 112,160 of
I've estimated changeling head size is 0.87 of a ponies so per the provided source's 47 cm puts changeling head size at 40.89cm = 408.9mm = 525272 mm^2.
The 118611 J / 525272 mm^2 = 0.226. The
I can see how smaller area makes bullets more dangerous in theory. The question now is do shields work by putting x energy into blocking making it just a matter of KE or do they work in way that makes physical penetration relevant?