SZ/OEMU/19/3/9 - Penetration tests of manganese steel armour by sub-machine gun and rifle fire [undated]

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/19/3/9

Level of description

Item

Title

Penetration tests of manganese steel armour by sub-machine gun and rifle fire [undated]

Date/s

[1941]

Quantity & Format

4 leaves

Subject

Manganese steel

Creator

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

Scope and content

B.P.C. 96

Draft copy. Included are figures and tables. Part 1 covers range thickness immunity curves for sub-machine and pistol attack on manganese steel armour. Part 2 shows the velocity-thickness immunity relationship for 0.303 rifle attack on manganese steel armour.

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/19/3/9 - Penetration tests of manganese steel armour by sub-machine gun and rifle fire [undated]

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