SZ/OEMU/2/8/1/3 - Notes on wound ballistics in U.S.A.

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/2/8/1/3

Level of description

Item

Title

Notes on wound ballistics in U.S.A.

Date/s

[194?]

Quantity & Format

1 leaf

Subject

Splinters
Explosions -- Physiological effect
Battle casualties

Scope and content

Refers to attempts to determine the size and rate of growth of the explosive cavity in soft tissue. Battle casualty surveys are discussed, and the wounding power of fragments.

Handwritten on recto and verso.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/2 - [OEMU. Research queries and correspondence, 1940-1962]
    - SZ/OEMU/2/8 - [Experimental work enquiries and correspondence, 1941-1945]
      - SZ/OEMU/2/8/1 - [Requests for technical assistance from the OEMU, 1944-1945]
        SZ/OEMU/2/8/1/3 - Notes on wound ballistics in U.S.A.

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