SZ/OEMU/45/2/19 - Protection afforded to the belly plate of a Sherman Mk V by the "Tea Tray" device, 27/3/45

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/45/2/19

Level of description

Item

Title

Protection afforded to the belly plate of a Sherman Mk V by the "Tea Tray" device, 27/3/45

Date/s

1945

Quantity & Format

16 leaves

Subject

Mines (Military explosives)
Sherman tank

Creator

Great Britain. Ministry of Supply. Department of Tank Design. Materials Division. Armour Branch.

Scope and content

A.T. No. 248

Report confirms that the "tea tray" afforded a great deal of protection to a tank to which it was fitted. The unprotected tank had a large hole blown in its floor when it passed over a mine. No crew member could have survived. Includes tabulated results, photographs of the tests and a drawing of the "tea tray".

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/45 - [OEMU. Reports received]
    - SZ/OEMU/45/2 - [OEMU. Reports received. Department of Tank Design]
      - SZ/OEMU/45/2/19 - Protection afforded to the belly plate of a Sherman Mk V by the "Tea Tray" device, 27/3/45

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