White Phosphorus Report

Wedge specifications were arrived at by cross-referencing various United States Department of Defense documents¹⁹²⁰.

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Wedge Area: 3.065 square inches

Wedge Thickness: .75 inches

Translation between Specified Felt Weight and Wedge: 12.84 grams

Weight of Phosphorus: 49.7 grams

Total Weight: 12.8 + 49.7 = 62.5 grams

As seen from the front, the projectile has a silhouette area of .003167 m2

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Assumptions
White Phosphorus Felt Wedge Mass	62.5 grams
Initial Wedge Velocity	250 - 500 m/s
Air Density	1204 g/m³
Drag Coefficent	.5
Silhouette Area	.003167 m²