SZ/OEMU/47/10/20 - Fragmentation in flight of 25-pr. shell. Comparative effect of T.N.T. and amatol fillings on soft and hard surfaces, 23/8/43

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/47/10/20

Level of description

Item

Title

Fragmentation in flight of 25-pr. shell. Comparative effect of T.N.T. and amatol fillings on soft and hard surfaces, 23/8/43

Date/s

1943

Quantity & Format

9 leaves

Subject

TNT (chemical)
Amatol (explosive)

Creator

Great Britain. Ordnance Board.

Scope and content

O.B. Proc. No. 24,389

A.C. 4646

SD/FP. 141

Discusses the trial conditions and set-up, compares the burster surfaces and explosives, and comments on the zone of maximum fragment density.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/47 - [OEMU. Fragmentation Panel]
    - SZ/OEMU/47/10 - [OEMU. Fragmentation Panel. Shells I]
      - SZ/OEMU/47/10/20 - Fragmentation in flight of 25-pr. shell. Comparative effect of T.N.T. and amatol fillings on soft and hard surfaces, 23/8/43

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