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This equation calculates the distance a projectile will travel without taking outside forces such as wind resistance and the Coriolis Effect into consideration.  If you are on a flat plane with nothing but gravity affecting your projectile then the shell would theoretically land right where this equation says it will, but that of course never will happen.  It is just sometimes interesting to see what are the basics of projectile trajectory.