CHAPTER 3

RESULTS
3.1

GENERAL

The unexpectedly large yield of Shot 1 incident from the opposite
direction of Shot 3 caused heavy damage to the tree stands on William
and Victor Islands, end light damage tc the upper portion of the stand
on Uncle Island. Shot 2, coming from the same direction as Shot 1,
caused no additional damage.
Shot 1 proved to be rather fortuitous, especially in light of the
unexpectedly low yield of Shot 3, for which heavy damage extended to
just beyond the light damage region of Shot 1. Thus, two sets of graded
general damage data were secured instead of one, namely, data on camage
from a high yield weapon cf long positive phase duration time, and
damage from a medium yield weapon with shorter vositive phase duration
time.

3.2

OVERPRESSURE AND POSITIVE PHASE DURATION

3.2.1

Shot 1
Ground ranges and estimates of overpressures and positive phase

duration for Shot 1 are given in Table 3.1.

Ground ranges were calcu-

lated from established coordinates, and are distances to BRL gages used
for reference points. Free fieid overpresgyre and positive phase duration time data were furnished by Program 1 and were used in ccrrelating damage with distance of natural tree stands.
3.2.2

Shet 3

duration

1 gives ground ranges and overpressure and pesitive phase
stimates usec in reducing test data. Peak static over-

ressure records from Shot 3 wére satisfactory as seneraliy one gage in

each twin installation was operative.

Positive phase duration time cate

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