SZ/OEMU/45/12/1/4 - A theory of fragmentation; comparison with the observed fragmentations of service bombs and shells, 1/9/43

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/45/12/1/4

Level of description

Item

Title

A theory of fragmentation; comparison with the observed fragmentations of service bombs and shells, 1/9/43

Date/s

1943

Quantity & Format

26 leaves

Subject

Splinters
Vulnerable area -- Calculations
Projectiles

Creator

Great Britain. Army. Army Operational Research Group.

Scope and content

AORG Report No. 138

Report aims to examine fragmentation in order to test the veracity of recent theories on weight and velocity, to predict fragmentation of larger bombs, and to calculate vulnerable areas.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/45 - [OEMU. Reports received]
    - SZ/OEMU/45/12 - [OEMU. Reports received. AORG]
      - SZ/OEMU/45/12/1 - [OEMU. Reports received. AORG. Reports]
        SZ/OEMU/45/12/1/4 - A theory of fragmentation; comparison with the observed fragmentations of service bombs and shells, 1/9/43

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