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

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/47/11/38

Level of description

Item

Title

Land mattress: comparison of the effectiveness of airburst (V.T.-fuzed) and groundburst (D.A.-fuzed) 29 lb. shell, 24/8/45

Date/s

1945

Quantity & Format

14 leaves

Creator

Kendall, D. G.

Creator

Walters, A. G.

Administrative/Biographical history

recipient

Scope and content

P.D.E. Report 1945/31 (Amended)

A.C. 8610

SD/FP. 367

Discusses the effectiveness of the land mattress, "an artillery barrage weapon", against troops in the open, troops in slit trenches, and "soft" vehicles.

Paper written by Kendall and Walters.

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/47/11/38 - Land mattress: comparison of the effectiveness of airburst (V.T.-fuzed) and groundburst (D.A.-fuzed) 29 lb. shell, 24/8/45

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