Confederate submarine crew killed by their own weapon
H.L. Hunley sailors experienced powerful blast at very close range
Date:
August 23, 2017
Source:
Duke University
Summary:
A powerful shockwave from the H.L. Hunley's own weapon killed the crew of the Confederate combat submarine as it sunk a Union ship. This finding comes from a four-year research project that involved repeatedly setting blasts near a scale model, shooting authentic weapons at historically accurate iron plate and many calculations on human respiration and the transmission of blast energy.
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