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SZ/OEMU/28/3/29-30 - The fragmentation of the German "S" mine, 9/43

Reference code
SZ/OEMU/28/3/29-30
Level of description
Item
Title
The fragmentation of the German "S" mine, 9/43
Date/s
1943
Quantity & Format
5 leaves
Corporate name
Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security.
Subject
Mines, Submarine
Creator
Road Research Laboratory
Scope and content
ARP/411/ACW

R.C. 399

Fragmentation trials on a German "S" mine were carried out. The mine consists of a bomb formed of 2 concentric steel cylinders, containing approximately 360 steel balls, each 1 cm. diameter, in the annular space, fired vertically upwards by the ignition of a 3 gm. gunpowder charge, and detonated when the bomb is several feet above ground level.

Report to the Ministry of Home Security.

Two copies.

Two copies
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