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List of questions for the Air Ministry regarding the design priorities and required data for a new weapon system.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 176\1\  img003
Date  16th November 1939 guessed
  
INFORMATION REQUIRED FROM AIR MINISTRY.

What is the order of importance of the following :-

Cheapness and ease of manufacture.
Performance.
High Muzzle velocity.
High rate of fire.
Light Weight.
Ability to use existing ammunition.

Data required :-

Muzzle velocity.
Rate of fire.
Maximum weight.
Maximum overall length.
Type of ammunition to be used.
  
  
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).


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