SZ/OEMU/47/9/3 - Directionally controlled fragmentation: comparison between model and full-scale bombs, May 1942

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/47/9/3

Level of description

Item

Title

Directionally controlled fragmentation: comparison between model and full-scale bombs, May 1942

Date/s

1942

Quantity & Format

6 leaves

Creator

Road Research Laboratory

Scope and content

MOS/103/GBT

A.C. 2283

SD/FP. 9

SC4. 10

F. 72/464/2

Tests revealed that model bombs devised for projecting fragments in a specified beam gave a reasonable guide to the performance of full-scale bombs. Includes diagrams illustrating the distribution of fragments.

Corrigenda slip attached.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/47 - [OEMU. Fragmentation Panel]
    - SZ/OEMU/47/9 - [OEMU. Fragmentation Panel. Controlled and directional fragmentation]
      - SZ/OEMU/47/9/3 - Directionally controlled fragmentation: comparison between model and full-scale bombs, May 1942

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