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Revision as of 17:54, 2 March 2015
The British formed the Shell Committee to examine issues of their projectiles failing to penetrate armour or to properly explode after doing so.
Presidents
- Vice-Admiral Arthur H. Limpus, 5 March, 1917[1] – 26 June, 1917[2]
- Captain Frederic C. Dreyer, 26 June, 1917[3]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Limpus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 137.
- ↑ Limpus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 137.
- ↑ Reports of the Shell Committee. 1917 and 1918. p. 14.
