- munitions, a
fuze (sometimes fuse) is the part of the
device that
initiates its function. In some applications, such as torpedoes, a
fuze may be identified...
-
fuzes function on
impact (percussion
fuzes) or at a pre-determined
time period after firing (
time fuzes). However, by the 18th
century time fuzes were...
- A
proximity fuse (also VT fuse or "variable
time fuze") is a fuse that
detonates an
explosive device automatically when it
approaches within a certain...
- A
contact fuze,
impact fuze,
percussion fuze or direct-action (D.A.)
fuze (UK) is the
fuze that is
placed in the nose of a bomb or s**** so that it will...
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order to arm the
fuze. List of
fuze types:
Mechanical time fuze A nose
time fuze that
detonates the s****
after an
adjustable time interval has elapsed...
-
percussion fuze made of
metal did not
appear until 1861.
Percussion fuzes Direct action fuzes Graze fuzes Delay fuzes Base
fuzes Airburst fuzes Time fuzes Proximity...
- War II.
Radar proximity fuzes were a big
improvement over the
mechanical (
time)
fuzes which they replaced.
Mechanical time fuzes required an
accurate calculation...
- A
pencil detonator or
time pencil is a
time fuze designed to be
connected to a
detonator or
short length of
safety fuse. They are
about the same size and...
- The M734 multi-option
fuze is a
rangefinder and
collision detection system used on 60 mm, 81 mm, and 120 mm
mortar s**** as a
trigger to
detonate the...
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explode a s**** in the
proximity of the target. The
fuze,
eventually known as the VT (variable
time)
fuze, Mark 32, went into
production in 1942. Parsons...
