Air-Burst Effects Computer No.1

Maker
Blundell Rules Limited (BRL)
Production date
1940s
 Description
A computer which can be used to calculate the air-burst effects of nuclear weapons by using weapon power and height of burst. The computer can obtain the blast pressure at given range, damage and casualties for a given blast pressure, the range at which a given blast pressure occurs, and the range to which telephones are out of action.

Object detail

Department
Archives
Record level
Item
Collection
Cold War Falkirk Central Region Support Material/Local Authorities Group
Maker
Production date
1940s
Measurements
1 Computer Disk/Form
Accession number
A2545.005

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