This is a nice talk. I really enjoyed it.
13:30 german colleague who did ballistics... Does anyone know this source? (possibly frankfurt? 21:26)
15:20 Naming the expert would be nice.
(his first name seems to be Don:
https://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/features/burnswark.htm doesn't show up in the acknowledgements.)
15:40: I'd like to see that at normal speed. It does not look very "fluid". There is a lot of elbow movement but the fast forward might exagerate that.
The slings didn't impress me either.
The hits through the loop are most probably a compilation.
I didn't get what info they obtained or wanted to obtain from the slow motion camera.
15:55 Dropping ammo can result from poor technique and sling construction, but it is nevertheless a good way to find shooting positions. About the exact percentage one can argue. There is still the possibility of ripping ammo bags, not completely closed ammo bags while moving, tumbles, someone bumps into you and so on. And CA, I tell you, under combat stress even you inevitably start to drop and lose things. If you don't trust me, I'll come over and pressure you a little bit in the field (with a stick!)
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16:50 About the grapeshot I have not yet made up my mind. Whistling is possible/probable.
I like the scatter maps!
28:00 Sprave is mentioned in Acknowledgements. No Don unfortunately...
From a professional viewpoint I miss a couple citations (any publications about that?), but I work in a different field. I guess for the attendees it was clear who and which papers were meant.
The previous year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ4ODrmA6U8