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reoject I.5-- Drag Chsracteristics of various shares ~ Vehicle Derage
Effects - J.J, Meszaros

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To cor:pare the damege of this detonation to Shot 2 of Operation TEAPOT,
It sec.is that the vehicle dazage fron Shot “DELETED greater than
uxpected,

The expesure of vehicles to Shot LACROSSE is en effort to check

darige prediction for this size weapon.

vECHNIQUES
Ten vehicles, truck, 1/4 ton 4x4 utility, WW II Model MB were arranged
tn pairs at five stations from GZ,
29H, snd 4378 fect fiem GZ,

The stations were 2500, 2770, 33509.

One vehicle at each station was vca den

the ficat facing GZ (face-on) while the side of the other vehicle vas
bovuds G2 (st4de-ca).

Steel stekes vere drivin in the geound et v.2ch

-niete uv tica to Pecdlitate displecetcnt wuissurcstats.

Ss tvaticen of the dsnege revealed ::oderate ds::7ge to the side-on

whivles at the 2500 feet and 2770 feet station,
vehieles was considered light dezmsge,

The dscage to all other

Six of the latter vehicles were

cidesed draedtately ecslket usceable reguicing so vaintenence other than
filling with fuel, water or Lattery scid while the other two vshicles
sustained a broken o41 Line and bent stecring shaft end coluen,
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2.0 Ca webteles xc. sdined upright,

The

Five of the stde-en vehteles vsre

overturaed; four upside down and one on its left side,
Displacement for the face-on vehicles ranged from 33' at the forward
station to one foot at the most distant station.

The side-on vehicles

displacezent ranged from 23 feat to 9 feet respsctively.

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