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Shipboard Shock
National Technical Systems (NTS)
Equipment on naval surface ships and submarines experiences many different types of shock. Aircraft launch mechanisms, steam catapults, tail-hook arresting cables and missile launchers generate various types of shocks, as do many combat situations, such as a direct hit by enemy ordnance.