SZ/OEMU/47/11 - [OEMU. Fragmentation Panel. Shells II]
Reference code
SZ/OEMU/47/11
Level of description
File
Title
[OEMU. Fragmentation Panel. Shells II]
Date/s
1943-1946
Quantity & Format
43 items Mixed
Subject
Splinters
Projectiles
Projectiles
Scope and content
Contains papers on all manner of shell fragmentation including velocity, weight, distribution, and which shell fillings produce the best fragmentation.
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SZ - Zuckerman Archive
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SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
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SZ/OEMU/47 - [OEMU. Fragmentation Panel]
- SZ/OEMU/47/11 - [OEMU. Fragmentation Panel. Shells II]
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SZ/OEMU/47 - [OEMU. Fragmentation Panel]
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SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/1 - Fragmentation trials at rest with improved explosives. Fragmentation of 88 mm. A.A. shell. Comparison of effect, 19/11/43
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/2 - Relation between characteristics of steel and type of fracture, 25/11/43
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/3 - Note on the mode of flight of shell fragments. The presentation area of A.A. shell fragments, 26/11/43
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/4 - The vulnerability of aircraft to fragments from heavy anti-anticraft shell burst in flight with particular reference to the Junkers Ju. 88 bomber, November 1943
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/5 - Fragmentation trials of 88 mm. H.E. shell at Millersford and Shoeburyness, April 1944
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/6 - The penetration of 1/16 oz. and 1/4 oz. fragments into various varieties of wood, December 1943
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/7 - Controlled fragmentation XVIII. Ricochets of shell and bomb fragments from soft ground, sand and clay, February 1944
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/8 - Comparative fragmentation trials of Q.F. 25-pdr. H.E. shell in sandbag beehive and sawdust pits, March 1944
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/9 - Improvement in fragmentation. Effect of increased carbon content in steels, 6/3/44
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/10 - Improved fragmentation in the anti-personnel role. Results of further trials with various fillings and exploder systems, 24/1/44
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/11 - Translation of parts of k. Justrow's article "Technical War" from "Zeitschrift fur des gesante Schiess-und Sprengstoffwesen" May 1943, pp. 81-85 (translated by N.L. Johnson), 29/3/44
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/12 - Penetration of 1/16 oz. and 1/4 oz. fragments into various varieties of wood, 21/4/44
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/13 - Directional fragmentation X. Deflection backwards of fragments from the side of 3.7 in. shell, March 1944
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/14 - Effect of fragments on artillery equipments and vehicles. Report of trials, 27/4/44
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/15 - Shell, American, 5-inch H.E. Mark XXXV. Fragmentation trials at rest, April 1944
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/16 - Fragmentation of long stored 25-pr. shell filled with cold-pressed 60/40 Amatol, May 1944
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/17 - Improved fragmentation in the anti-personnel role. I Interim report on surface treatment of 25pr. shell, July 1944
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/18 - Improved fragmentation in the anti-personnel role. II Second interim report on surface treatment of 25pr. shell. Use of RDX/TNT (50/50) filling, July 1944
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/19 - Mechanism of fragmentation and detonation, 30/8/44
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/20 - Fragmentation of 3-inch rocket shell. Reassessment of consistency of experimental results, 15/9/44
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/21 - The deduction of the fragment distribution of a shell burst in flight from static records, 25/9/44
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/22 - The effect of the use of dirty steel on the fragmentation of 25 pr. shell, August 1944
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/23 - Improved fragmentation in the anti-personnel role. III Effect of use of dirty steel for surface treated shell, August 1944
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/24 - Trials for measurement of fragment velocities, October 1944
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/25 - Weapon analysis of German flying bomb against British single-storey industrial buildings, [undated]
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/26 - Effect of composition of shell steel on vulnerable area of 25pr. shell; summary of present position, November 1944
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/27 - Discussion of proposed 25 pr. trials, December 1944
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/28 - The fragmentation of V.T. fuzed shell, 18/10/44
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/29 - Shell, German 15 cm, anti-concrete. Fragmentation trials at rest, January 1945
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/30 - Shell, 25pr. Q.F. H.E. Mk. I D, filled T.N.T. Fragmentation trials at rest to compare the secondary break-up in various collecting media, February 1945
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/31 - Fragmentation of 25-pr. shell made from "clean" steel, March 1945
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/32 - Further trials with standard 25-pr. shell ("Lotus"). Comparison with earlier trials, March 1945
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/33 - Secondary breakage of fragments. 3 in. U.P. and 25 pr. H.E. shell, April 1945
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/34 - Fragmentation of 21 lb. shell to design D.D./L/16,962 of various steel compositions and heat treatments, 27/4/45
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/35 - Comparative fragmentation results with Service shell of 7 1/2 per cent (25 lb.) and 12 1/2 per cent (21 1/2 lb.) capacity, using different fillings and increased carbon-contents, 28/5/45
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/36 - Shell, Q.F., H.E., 4.5 inch to DD/L/14501 filled T.N.T. Fragmentation trials at rest, May 1945
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/37 - Desirable features in anti-concrete shells. Tests on 5.5 in. S.A.P. BC shells and the 15-cm. A/C (German) shell, June 1945
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/38 - Land mattress: comparison of the effectiveness of airburst (V.T.-fuzed) and groundburst (D.A.-fuzed) 29 lb. shell, 24/8/45
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/39-41 - Scientific and technical memoranda, 20/6/45
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/42 - Effect on A.A. lethality of varying the charge/weight ratio. Q.F. 3.7 inch and 4.5 inch high capacity shell. Static fragmentation trial results, 26/2/46
- SZ/OEMU/47/11/43 - Shell, Q.F., H.E., 18 pr. to DD/L/5555A. Trials for measurement of fragment velocities, May 1946