Technical term used in military, ballistics, and shooting contexts for the point where a bullet, shell, or other projectile strikes a target.
Confirm the point of impact.
砲弾の弾着が観測された。
The impact of the shell was observed.
point of impact; impact point
range (of a gun); distance a projectile travels
Compound of 弾 (dan, 'bullet, projectile') and 着 (chaku, 'arrive, attach'), literally meaning 'projectile arrival'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a technical term likely formed in modern military contexts.