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

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/47/11/37

Level of description

Item

Title

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

Date/s

1945

Quantity & Format

11 leaves

Creator

Road Research Laboratory

Scope and content

A.C. 8308

C. 242

SD/FP. 356

MOS/455/HLDP.JH

Tests were carried out in cages of bare reinforcing bars to determine the efficiency of different shells and fillings as weapons to destroy the bars. The results were compared with theoretical findings.

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]
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