SZ/OEMU/47/16/5 - Air burst bombs. Estimations of performance of 500 lb. M.C. Mk. III and 250 lb. Mk. I bomb filled Amatol 60/40 when fitted with No. 44 diaphragm pistol, February 1944

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/47/16/5

Level of description

Item

Title

Air burst bombs. Estimations of performance of 500 lb. M.C. Mk. III and 250 lb. Mk. I bomb filled Amatol 60/40 when fitted with No. 44 diaphragm pistol, February 1944

Date/s

1944

Quantity & Format

10 leaves

Subject

Splinters
Amatol (explosive)

Creator

Great Britain. Ministry of Supply. Armaments Research Department.

Scope and content

A.C. 5783

SD/FP. 209

A.R.D. Explosives Report 19/44

Describes trials carried out to determine the density of fragmentation produced on the ground by an air-burst bomb.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/47 - [OEMU. Fragmentation Panel]
    - SZ/OEMU/47/16 - [OEMU. Fragmentation Panel. Air-burst bombs]
      - SZ/OEMU/47/16/5 - Air burst bombs. Estimations of performance of 500 lb. M.C. Mk. III and 250 lb. Mk. I bomb filled Amatol 60/40 when fitted with No. 44 diaphragm pistol, February 1944

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