Operation WIGWAM. Project 4.2. Weapons Assembly.

Abstract

Project 4.2 was requested to provide and assemble a warhead and firing system which would give a yield equivalent to 30 kt of TNT and be detonated at 2000 ft below the ocean's surface. This report tells how this was accomplished and brought to a successful conclusion on May 14, 1955, at 1300 PDT.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADB951739

Entities

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Behavioral Disciplines And Activities
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Cooperation
  • Fabrication
  • Group Dynamics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Software Engineering