PACE CDSE reoject I.5-- Drag Chsracteristics of various shares ~ Vehicle Derage Effects - J.J, Meszaros C245: WWE 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, t “ 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. - 2h - x?L SA a ay