SZ/OEMU/19/3/42 - A Trial of body armour conducted at the Middle East Training Centre from 14/9/42-19/9/42
Reference code
SZ/OEMU/19/3/42
Level of description
Item
Title
A Trial of body armour conducted at the Middle East Training Centre from 14/9/42-19/9/42
Date/s
1942
Quantity & Format
2 leaves
Creator
Spooner, E. T. C.
Scope and content
B.P.C. 42/158
Describes 70 sets of armour which had been used in trials. Their state of disrepair is detailed. Only those in good condition were used in the later trial whereby a platoon wore the outfits for a week. Their activities during that week are detailed. Conclusions are drawn and an appendix gives the effects of missiles on body armour.
Describes 70 sets of armour which had been used in trials. Their state of disrepair is detailed. Only those in good condition were used in the later trial whereby a platoon wore the outfits for a week. Their activities during that week are detailed. Conclusions are drawn and an appendix gives the effects of missiles on body armour.
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SZ - Zuckerman Archive
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SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
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SZ/OEMU/19 - [Medical Research Council. Military Personnel Research Committee. Sub-Committee on Body Armour and Steel Helmets]
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SZ/OEMU/19/3 - [MRC. MPRC. Sub-Committee on Body Armour and Steel Helmets: Reports, 1942-1944]
- SZ/OEMU/19/3/42 - A Trial of body armour conducted at the Middle East Training Centre from 14/9/42-19/9/42
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SZ/OEMU/19/3 - [MRC. MPRC. Sub-Committee on Body Armour and Steel Helmets: Reports, 1942-1944]
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SZ/OEMU/19 - [Medical Research Council. Military Personnel Research Committee. Sub-Committee on Body Armour and Steel Helmets]
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SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit