FR-7396, NRL FORMAL REPORT: SHIPBOARD SHOCK AND NAVY DEVICES FOR SIMULATION (14-JUL-1972)

FR-7396, NRL FORMAL REPORT: SHIPBOARD SHOCK AND NAVY DEVICES FOR SIMULATION (14-JUL-1972)., One or the most damaging aspects of the combat environment to which Navy slips are exposed is the mechanical shock resulting from the explosion Of warheads s. [he detonation of a large well at a considerable distance from the ship produces -a shipboard shock environment throughout the entire ship which is potentially dlanaging to all shipboard equipment and systems. Information has been accumulated on the characteristics and operation of the devices specified by MIL-S-901 for the shock testing of shipboard equipment - the Navy HI Class Shock Machines and the Floating Shock Platform.