The Problem with WBLs

[the oncoming storm]

Soakindator (I meant to call you that) He listed potatoes in his list of sabots, read carefully before you post.

[Andrew]

Soakindator (I meant to call you that) He listed potatoes in his list of sabots, read carefully before you post.

wbls already have gotten 100+ ft. w/out sabots, instead using pototoes or other objects to block the wb from direct air impact.

He basically said using potatoes etc. instead of sabots. It's a moot point really as you could justify calling almost anything, which supports/protects the balloon whilst firing, a sabot as long as it doesn't travel with the balloon all the way to the target.

too far as in more than 30 feet?

Yeah around that sort of range or less ideally. Basically think of something like a Pringles can with some slits cut down each side, and without a lid. Load the balloon into the open end of the Pringles can and shove it down the barrel. When the WBL fires, it pushes the Pringles can and balloon out together (with the balloon still cupped inside the Pringles can). When the Pringles can leaves the barrel, the air resistance causes the sides of the can to fold back on themselves (the slits allow this to happen) and it sort of peels away from the balloon and slows down so it can't travel very far before it hits the ground. The balloon continues on it's way towards the (hopefully) unsuspecting target.