SZ/OEMU/47/11/15 - Shell, American, 5-inch H.E. Mark XXXV. Fragmentation trials at rest, April 1944

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/47/11/15

Level of description

Item

Title

Shell, American, 5-inch H.E. Mark XXXV. Fragmentation trials at rest, April 1944

Date/s

1944

Quantity & Format

13 leaves

Subject

High explosive projectiles

Creator

Great Britain. Ministry of Supply. Armaments Research Department.

Scope and content

A.C. 6312

SD/FP. 239

A.R.D. Explosives Report 18/44

Describes trials carried out to establish the fragmentation performance of the American shell. Some comparison with a British shell is given.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/47 - [OEMU. Fragmentation Panel]
    - SZ/OEMU/47/11 - [OEMU. Fragmentation Panel. Shells II]
      - SZ/OEMU/47/11/15 - Shell, American, 5-inch H.E. Mark XXXV. Fragmentation trials at rest, April 1944

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