Liquid moment coefficients are computed for coning projectiles with a segmented stack of cylindrical cavities filled with a permeable medium, each fully impregnated with an in viscid liquid. The moment coefficients C_(LSM) and C_(LIM) enable an investigator to calculate liquid moments induced by a given liquid undergoing projectile coning motion described by angular velocity P. The most important moment is the liquid side moment, proportional to C_(LSM), because that moment can cause flight stability problems. C_(LSM) is presented as functions of coning frequency, fineness ratio, and constants C_t and C_x, used to represent porosity in the transverse and axial directions of the permeable medium. Differences between the axial porosity C_x and transverse porosity C_t can produce significant changes to the liquid side moment. As the number of segmented cylinders containing the saturated liquid payload increases, the liquid side moment approaches the value it would have if the liquid were frozen.
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