SZ/OEMU/44/3/20 - [Letter, W. Payman to SZ, 24/12/41]

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/44/3/20

Level of description

Item

Title

[Letter, W. Payman to SZ, 24/12/41]

Date/s

1941

Quantity & Format

1 leaf Letters (typescript)

Subject

Antitank mines -- Tropical conditions

Creator

Payman, W.

Creator

Zuckerman, Solly, 1904-1993

Administrative/Biographical history

recipient

Scope and content

Discusses the use of antitank mines in tropical countries, especially regarding the use of batteries. The normal match-head detonator fails in use in tropical countries because of the wax which melts and dephlegmatises the match head.

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/44/3/20 - [Letter, W. Payman to SZ, 24/12/41]

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