THE DEVELOPMENT OF FALSE TARGET SHELL MARK I,

Abstract

This report covers the experimental work and service tests performed in the development of the False Target Shell (FTS) Mark I. This device, on ejection from a submarine, is designed to generate a bubble cloud serving as a false target for submarine echo-ranging attack. It is suitable for training of sound operators as well as for submarine evasion. Information from the Commanding Officer of the USS SEMMES concerning the deep water tests of the False Target Shell at Portsmith, N. H. on April 17, 1943 arrived after publication of this report. This information (1. Bibliography) concurs with that given in the report. Successful prosecution of this problem was made possible by the cooperation of officers and civilians of the Sound Division.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1943
Accession Number
AD0310181

Entities

People

  • J. A. Grand

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Alkanes
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Deep Water
  • Echo Ranging
  • False Targets
  • Hydrogen
  • Liquids
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Navy
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Reaction Time
  • Ships
  • Submarines
  • Tensile Strength

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.