SZ/OEMU/44/3/18 - [Letter, SZ to W. Payman, 18/12/41]

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/44/3/18

Level of description

Item

Title

[Letter, SZ to W. Payman, 18/12/41]

Date/s

1941

Quantity & Format

1 leaf Letters (typescript)

Subject

Antitank mines -- Tropical conditions

Creator

Zuckerman, Solly, 1904-1993

Creator

Payman, W.

Administrative/Biographical history

recipient

Scope and content

Concerns the demonstration of Payman's mine. SZ noted that its battery had a short life in tropical countries, the insertion of the detonator was a dangerous procedure, and the detonators were not stable in tropical countries.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/44 - [OEMU. Correspondence with various departments, 1941-1948]
    - SZ/OEMU/44/3 - [OEMU. Correspondence with the Safety in Mines Research Board, 1941-1945]
      - SZ/OEMU/44/3/18 - [Letter, SZ to W. Payman, 18/12/41]

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