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FOREWORD
This report is one of the reports presenting the results of the
34 projects participating in the military effect tests program of
Operation CASTLE, which included six test detonations.
For readers
interested in other pertinent test information, reference is made to
wr-934,
Summary of Weapons Effects Tests, military effect program.
This summary report includes the following inform “ion of possible
f‘ereral interest:
(1)
An overall description of
ach detonation,
| fac Luding yield, height of burst, ground zero location, time of
| idetonation, ambient atmospheric conditions at detonation, etc., for
“the six shots.
(2)
Discussion of all project results.
mary of each project, including objectives and results.
(3)
(4)
A sun-
A com-
plete jisting of all reports covering the military effect test program.
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VNACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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The advice ania
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USN, Director, Program
eof C. W. Lampson and E. E. Minor, Ballisna the cooperation of LCDR W. L. Carlson,
s gratefully acknowledged.
Donald C. Freeswick,
Rigfiprd C. Wagner,
Special seen
is extended to Cpl Eugene A. Levin, A/1C
and G. Ginty of the palates
work in instrumentation desizm
Particular and grateful
A/2C Ross N. Tucker,
esearch Laboratories for their excellent
f@and development.
recietion is extended to the o..tstand-
ing work of Marvin F. Clarke in ins
entation design and in the pre-
liminary planning on this project bigs associated with the Pallistic
Research Laboratories.
Clarke furthericontributed to the project by
personally supervising the cage profetion in his present capacity as
a staff member of the commercial con@ern wich manufactured the rues.
Contributing authors for Appendix B
e A/IC D. C. Freeswick,
A/2c R. C. Wagner, A/2C R. WN. ‘fucker, = 1. R. J. Mudd.
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