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

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/47/11/30

Level of description

Item

Title

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

Date/s

1945

Quantity & Format

10 leaves

Creator

Great Britain. Ministry of Supply. Armaments Research Department.

Scope and content

A.C. 7881

SD/FP. 340

A.R.D. Explosives Report 17/45

Confirms that secondary fragmentation occurs to approximately the same extent in sawdust and strawboard but is more severe in sand. Extent of secondary break-up increases with velocity.

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/47/11/30 - 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

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