INTRODUCTION

See 'Part 1, User Manual' for Background

As Part 2 of the documentation for the QUARRY.EXE program, this contains additional information relating to the underlying philosophy and analysis.

DEVELOPMENT

The computer program and manual have been written under contract to The Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions. The contract title:

'The Effectiveness of Non-toxic Shotgun Ammunition against various Quarry Types'

Contract let to

Ballistics Group
Royal Military College of Science
Shrivenham
Swindon SN6 8LA

Principal researcher: D.W.Leeming

This document relates to Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions contract to assist in the assessment of the effectiveness of non-toxic shotgun ammunition against various quarry types. The core output of the contract is the development of a computer program, referred to here as QUARRY.EXE: this two-part documentation is provided as User Manual, Technical Documentation and Contract Final Report.

The program incorporates principles of shotgun effectiveness that were introduced in

A Review of the Methods to Assess the Lethality of Shotguns and Shotgun Cartridges in Shooting Game

at the

Non-toxic Shot - Progress and Needs Seminar,
Royal Military College of Science, 1-2 May 1996