{"version":"1.0","type":"link","title":"Base bleed - Newikis","description":"Base bleed or base burn (BB) is a system used on some artillery shells to increase range, typically by about 20%–35%. It expels gas into the low-pressure area behind the shell to reduce base drag (but does not produce thrust, unlike rocket-assisted projectiles). Being percentage-based, the range…","provider_name":"Newikis","provider_url":"https://newikis.com","cache_age":86400,"thumbnail_url":"https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Base_bleed_artillery_shell_function.png/1280px-Base_bleed_artillery_shell_function.png","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":720}