The “80 Joule Criterion” reconsidered today

Reviewing the literature for injury to man caused by bullets or fragments reveals that the 80 Joule injury criterion is referenced in nearly every technical report [8,5,6] or textbook [7]. The 80 Joule (precisely 78.453J) or 58 ft-lb criterion as named today was derived from the 8 mkg value first mentioned 1896 by the Prussian artillery lieutenant general Heinrich Wilhelm Rohne in his textbook [1] “Schießlehre für Infanterie unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Gewehr 88 und der Schießvorschrift für die Infanterie“.

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