SZ/OEMU/28/1/9-10 - A study of the fragmentation of a British 20-lb. anti-personnel bomb, 3/41

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/28/1/9-10

Level of description

Item

Title

A study of the fragmentation of a British 20-lb. anti-personnel bomb, 3/41

Date/s

1941

Quantity & Format

6 leaves

Corporate name

Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security.

Subject

Antipersonnel bombs

Creator

Road Research Laboratory

Scope and content

ARP/183/NSB

Quote from summary: "Two British 20-lb. anti-personnel bombs were detonated, one vertical with the nose on the ground and the other vertical with the nose 1 ft. above the ground. The fragments were collected in telephone directories at 30 ft. from the bomb. The mass, penetration and projected area of each fragment were determined." Graphs are included.

Report for the Ministry of Home Security.

Two copies.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/28 - [OEMU. CDRC - Splinters, 1939-1945]
    - SZ/OEMU/28/1 - [OEMU. CDRC - Splinters: protection of personnel, tests of various materials, etc., 1939-1942]
      - SZ/OEMU/28/1/9-10 - A study of the fragmentation of a British 20-lb. anti-personnel bomb, 3/41

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