SZ/OEMU/27/1/28 - A comparison of the performance of British and German 500-lb bombs based on published data, June 1941

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/27/1/28

Level of description

Item

Title

A comparison of the performance of British and German 500-lb bombs based on published data, June 1941

Date/s

1941

Quantity & Format

3 leaves

Subject

Splinters -- Penetration tests

Creator

Road Research Laboratory

Creator

Davies, R. D.

Administrative/Biographical history

recipient

Scope and content

R.C. 218

ARP/223/AHDM

Compares the bombs in terms of blast pressures and the penetrative capacity of fragments.

Note attached says that the data referred to as published is only published in Government reports and remains secret.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/27 - [OEMU. CDRC - Blast papers]
    - SZ/OEMU/27/1 - [OEMU. CDRC - Blast papers. File One]
      - SZ/OEMU/27/1/28 - A comparison of the performance of British and German 500-lb bombs based on published data, June 1941

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