An extensive and very interesting document I found by chance. Grisly (very) but worth it. War is more than pretty pics and soulless figures. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, UNITED STATES ARMY WOUND BALLISTICS ... The natural extension of basic wound ballistic laboratory research into field surveys and the increasing awareness of the need for data on battle wounds was recognized by the Conference on Missile Casualties, and in early October 1943, a general recommendation was made that special teams be appointed to conduct battle casualty surveys and that some attention be given to the training of personnel qualified to conduct these field activities. On 14 October 1943, the Conference prepared a formal proposal directed to The Surgeon General of the Army concerning the formation of a special survey unit which could receive its initial indoctrination in the United States and its subsequent training with Prof. Solly Zuckerman’s group at Princes Risborough in England. It was felt that such a team should consist of approximately six to eight persons, including medical personnel qualified in pathology and surgery and other technical service personnel having training in physics, interior and exterior ballistics, and other ordnance specialties. ...
Za, This sort of evaluation has gone on for years. A more recent one that springs to mind that forced big changes in the British Army was the Falklands. Just about everything changed as a result of that conflict. Cheers Andy
Boots, Clothing, Weapons, Helmets, Body Armour, Webbing, Bergans, Casualty Handling-I'm sure there's much more. These are just some of the ones off the top of my head. Not forgetting a lot of kit ear maked to be phased out was kept...The Sea Harrier being a major one. Regards Andy
An extensive and very interesting document I found by chance. Grisly (very) but worth it. War is more than pretty pics and soulless figures. Yes, that's a great resource with plenty of information on enemy ordnance as well. Cheers BW
Za, I love this... "War is more than pretty pics and soulless figures" Absolute Genuis!!! Great piece of writing, there - not the saying. Great you stumbled upon it, thanks!!! Might take me a bitta time to read it all, but I'll get there - eventually! Jess.
the science of wounds, and ballistics has gone on for years and years, and still goes on now. BABT - behind Armour Blunt Trauma, damage caused to a body when body armour takes a hit from a round
Hi DREW.when you become a statistic due to projectile impact how ever big or small you are then a statistic for ever more .... my NO. HW. 924 raider
