SZ/OEMU/19/3/18 - Notes on the protection by armour of A.A. personnel [undated]

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/19/3/18

Level of description

Item

Title

Notes on the protection by armour of A.A. personnel [undated]

Date/s

[1941]

Quantity & Format

5 leaves

Subject

Antiaircraft personnel

Creator

Medical Research Council. Military Personnel Research Committee. Sub-Committee on Body Armour and Steel Helmets.

Scope and content

B.P.C. 205

Draft copy. Draws on the experiences of A.A. personnel in France and the U.K.. The personnel concerned are the gun crews of: the 3.7 inch gun, mobile and static; the 40 mm Bofors; and the Lewis and Bren guns. The function of these guns, the service experience, and the conditions of action, are described in detail.

A compliment slip from Dr Carmichael is attached.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/19 - [Medical Research Council. Military Personnel Research Committee. Sub-Committee on Body Armour and Steel Helmets]
    - SZ/OEMU/19/3 - [MRC. MPRC. Sub-Committee on Body Armour and Steel Helmets: Reports, 1942-1944]
      - SZ/OEMU/19/3/18 - Notes on the protection by armour of A.A. personnel [undated]

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